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UNITED  STATES  ARMY  TRANSPORT 
SERVICE  REGULATIONS, 

1908. 


PUBLISHED  BY  AUTHORITY  OF 
THE    SECRETARY    OF    WAR. 


LJ.  S. 


WASHINGTON  :  GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE  :  1903 


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WAR  DEPARTMENT, 

Document  No.  308. 

Office  of  the  Chief  of  Staff. 


WAR  DEPARTMENT, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  March  30, 1908. 

These  United  States  Army  Transport  Service  Regulations,  as 
corrected  and  amended,  are  published  for  the  information  and  guid- 
ance of  all  concerned;  they  will  not  be  modified  except  by  specific 
authority  given  in  each  case. 

By  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War: 

J.  FRANKLIN  BELL, 
Major-General,  Chief  of  Staff. 

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UNITED  STATES  ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE 
REGULATIONS. 


ORGANIZATION. 

1.  The  Army  Transport  Service  is  organized  as  a  special  branch  of 
the  Quartermaster's  Department,  United  States  Army,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  transporting  troops  and  supplies  by  water. 

All  necessary  expenses  incident  to  that  service  will  be  paid  from 
the  appropriations  made  for  the  support  of  the  Army. 

2.  The  Transport  Service  will  be  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Quartermaster-General  and  conducted  by  its  own  officers  and  em- 
ployees and  made,  as  far  as  practicable,  independent  of  other  branches 
of  the  service. 

Such  matters  as  relate  to  subsistence  and  medical  attendance  will  be 
under  the  supervision  of  the  Chiefs  of  the  Subsistence  and  Medical 
Departments. 

To  insure  efficient  service  the  officers  representing  the  different 
departments  in  the  Transport  Service  must  use  their  best  endeavors  in 
cooperating  with  each  other  in  the  execution  of  the  duties  respectively 
intrusted  to  them. 

3.  The  headquarters  of  each  line  of  transports  in  the  United  States 
are  termed  home  ports. 

Each  home  port  will  have  the  necessary  equipment  of  officers  and 
employees  and  be  provided  with  proper  terminal  facilities,  including 
wharfage,  storage  room,  and  offices. 

4.  The. general  organization  of  the  personnel  for  each  home  port 
will  be  as  follows,  subject  to  such  reduction  as  may  be  practicable: 

1.  General  superintendent. 

2.  Assistant  to  general  superintendent. 

3.  Subsistence  superintendent. 

4.  Medical  superintendent. 

5.  Marine  superintendent. 

6.  Assistant  marine  superintendent. 

7.  Superintending  engineer. 

8.  Assistant  to  superintending  engineer. 

9.  Port  steward. 

10.  Quartermaster's  purveyor. 

11.  Chief  stevedore. 

12.  Army  transport  agent  at  over-sea  ports,  where  there  is  no 

officer  of  the  Quartermaster's  Department. 

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6  ARMY   TRANSPORT   SERVICE   REGULATIONS. 

On  each  transport— 

1.  Transport  quartermaster. 

2.  Transport  commissary. 

3.  Transport  surgeon. 

5.  The  general  superintendent  and  his  assistant,  the  subsistence 
superintendent,  and  the  medical  superintendent  will  be  assigned  by 
orders  from  the  War  Department.     The  transport  quartermaster, 
commissary,   and   surgeon  will  be   assigned   for  the  voyage   under 
instructions  from  the  Quartermaster-General,  Commissary-General, 
and  Surgeon-General,  respectively,  from  among  the  officers  assigned 
by  the  War  Department  to  duty  in  the  Transport  Service  with  station 
at  the  home  port. 

6.  The  Quartermaster-General  will  appoint  the  marine  superintend- 
ent and  his  assistant,  the  superintending  engineer  and  his  assistant, 
the  quartermaster's  purveyor,  chief  stevedore,  the  ship's  officers,  and 
agents  at  over-sea  ports. 

Subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Commissary-General,  the  subsistence 
superintendent  will  appoint  the  port  steward. 

^.  Upon  the  recommendation  of  the  superintendents  of  the  Quarter- 
master's, the  Subsistence,  and  the  Medical  Departments,  the  chiefs  of 
those  departments  will  authorize  the  employment  of  such  number  of 
accountants,  bookkeepers,  clerks,  messengers,  watchmen,  and  others 
as  may  be  necessary  to  transact  the  business  of  the  service  at  home 
and  foreign  ports  and  on  board  the  transports  with  certainty  and 
dispatch.  In  cases  of  emergency,  superintendents  will  direct  the 
employment  of  additional  men  and  report  action  to  the  chiefs  of  their 
respective  bureaus. 

GENERAL   DUTIES    OF  OFFICERS. 

8.  General  superintendent. — To  be  an  officer  of  the  Quartermaster's 
Department,  with  headquarters  at  the  home  port,  and  charged  with 
the  entire  administration  of  the  service,  pursuant  to  its  regulations 
and  the  requirements  of  law,  except  such  matters  as  relate  to  the 
Subsistence  or  Medical  Department.  The  general  superintendent 
will  receive  his  general  instructions  from  the  Quartermaster-General, 
and  all  orders,  excepting  such  as  relate  to  the  Subsistence  or  Medical 
Department,  relative  to  the  service  will  be  made  to  and  through  him. 
He  will  be  responsible  for  the  efficient  and  economical  administration 
of  the  service  and  the  maintenance  and  operation  of  the  vessels 
engaged  therein;  for  the  management  and  security  of  all  property, 
and  for  the  satisfactory  service  of  all  the  officers  and  employees  under 
his  direction.  He  will  be  charged  under  the  provisions  of  law  and 
the  Regulations  of  the  Army  Transport  Service  with  the  procuring 
and  accounting  for  all  services  and  supplies,  except  subsistence  and 
medical  services  and  supplies,  required  for  the  establishment  and 


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satisfactory  maintenance  of  the  service  by  such  means  as  shall  be  in 
conformity  with  the  kw  and  be  most  advantageous  and  economical 
to  the  Government. 

9.  Assistant  to  general  superintendent. — To  be  an  officer  of  the 
Quartermaster's  Department,  stationed  with  the  general  superintend- 
ent, and  acting  under  his  immediate  direction,  and  as  his  deputy  when 
the  general  superintendent  is  absent.     He  will  perform  such  duties 
as  may  be  assigned  to  him  by  the  general  superintendent. 

10.  Subsistence  superintendent. — To  be  an  officer  of  the  Subsist- 
ence Department,  stationed  at  the  home  port,  and  charged  with  the 
entire  administration  of  the  service  relating  to  the  subsistence  of 
troops,   officers,   passengers,   and   crews.     He   will  have   immediate 
charge  of  the  steward's  department  of  all  transports  and  will  select 
and  appoint  all  the  authorized  employees  of  that  department.     He 
will  receive  his  general  instructions  from  the  Commissary-General, 
and  be  responsible  for  the  efficient  and  economical  administration  of 
his  branch  of  the  service.    He  will  be  charged  with  the  procuring  and 
accounting  for  all  subsistence  services  and  supplies  required  in  his 
department. 

11.  Medical  superintendent. — To  be  an  officer  of  the  Medical  De- 
partment of  the  Army,  stationed  at  the  home  port,  and  in  accordance 
with  the  regulations  of  the  Medical  Department  of  the  Army,  acting 
as  assistant  and  professional  adviser  of  the  general  superintendent  in 
all  matters  pertaining  to  the  sanitation  and  hygiene  of  the  transports 
and  to  the  hospital  and  medical  accommodation  and  service  on  board. 
He  will  make  personal  and  minute  inspection  of  each  transport  on 
arrival  and  prior  to  departure,  and  will  submit  to  the  general  super- 
intendent such  recommendations  relative  to  sanitation  and  hospital 
equipment  as  he  may  deem  needful.  He  will  detain  and  make  proper 
disposition  of  persons  embarking  or  disembarking  having  infectious 
diseases  and  will  provide  for  the  reception  and  care  of  disabled  mili- 
tary passengers  unfit  to  travel ;  and  make  to  the  subsistence  superin- 
tendent such  recommendations  relative  to  the  food  supply  as  he  may 
deem  advisable. 

He  Avill  make  himself  familiar  with  all  the  quarantine  laws  and 
facilities  that  may  exist  at  home  and  over-sea  ports,  and  be  responsi- 
ble for  the  competency  and  satisfactory  service  of  the  transport  sur- 
geons and  all  other  employees  of  the  medical  department  of  the 
transport  service. 

12.  Transport  quartermasters. — To  each  transport  shall  be  assigned, 
when  required  by  the  nature  of  the  service,  a  transport  quartermaster, 
who,  under  the  direction  of  the  general  superintendent,  will  act  as 
quartermaster,  supercargo,  and  disbursing  officer  of  the  ship. 

The  transport  quartermaster  will  be  the  representative  on  board  of 
ship  of  the  general  superintendent,  and  all  orders  for  the  ship  will  be 


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given  to  and  through  him.  He  will  have  the  general  direction  of  the 
movements  of  the  ship  and  be  in  general  charge  of  its  business  and 
responsible  for  the  proper  care  and  disposition  of  the  passengers  and 
freights  until  delivered  at  destination,  leaving,  however,  the  master 
and  chief  engineer  of  the  ship  to  exercise  full  and  unquestioned  con- 
trol and  authority  over  all  matters  within  their  technical  purview, 
and  for  which  they  are  professionally  responsible  as  the  immediate 
heads  of  the  deck  and  engine  departments.  Any  orders  to  be  given 
by  the  transport  quartermaster  touching  the  deck  or  engine  depart- 
ments will  be  made  to  or  through  the  master. 

13.  The  transport  quartermaster  will  be  furnished,  on  the  day  pre- 
vious to  sailing,  the  names  of  the  cabin  passengers  assigned  to  the 
ship.     He  will,  under  the  direction  of  the  general  superintendent, 
make  assignment  of  the  staterooms,  and  give  to  each  cabin  passenger 
upon  his  arrival  on  board  the  number  of  his  stateroom. 

14.  As  a  rule  separate  staterooms  will  be  provided  for  general  offi- 
cers and  for  the  commanding  officer  of  the  troops,  if  of  rank  of  field 
officer.     The  quarters  permanently  assigned  to  the  master,  transport 
quartermaster,  transport  surgeon,  or  other  permanent  officers  of  the 
transport  will  not  be  for  assignment;  subject  to  the  foregoing  excep- 
tions only,  staterooms  or  berths  will  be  assigned  according  to  rank. 
All  protests  regarding  the  assignment  will  be  taken  up  as  soon  as 
practicable  after  sailing. 

15.  The  transport  quartermaster  will  furnish  the  commanding  offi- 
cer of  the  troops  with  one  copy  of  all  sailing  orders. 

16.  The  transport  quartermaster  on  each  U.  S.  Army  transport 
engaged  in  Atlantic  or  Pacific  traffic  shall  at  the  beginning  of  each 
voyage,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  practicable,  forward  through  the 
general  superintendent  of  the  home  port  to  the  Quartermaster-Gen- 
eral of  the  Army  a  complete  passenger  list  of  all  officers  of  the  Army 
and  their  servants  and  of  all  persons  not  belonging  to  any  military 
organization  aboard  who  were  transported  as  passengers  on  such  voy- 
age, giving  a  copy  of  the  authority  under  which  he  furnished  trans- 
portation to  each,  or  making  proper  references  to  such  authority  if 
previously  furnished.    He  shall  at  the  same  time  forward  to  the  Com- 
missary-General, through  the  subsistence  superintendent  of  the  home 
port,  a    copy  of   such    passenger    list,  unaccompanied    by  copies    of 
authority,  but  giving  notations  of  the  same.     The  names  of  officers 
of  the  Army  and  their  servants  and  of   passengers  not  entitled    to 
free  subsistence  aboard  will  be  grouped  together  in  one  class  on  these 
lists,  and    the  names  of   those  entitled    to  subsistence    free  \vill    be 
grouped  in  another.    Transport  quartermasters  on  IT.  S.  Army  trans- 
ports engaged  in  interisland  traffic  will  forward  similar  passenger 
lists  through  their  chief  quartermaster  and  chief  commissary  of  the 
department  in  which  employed. 


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IT.  Neither  the  wives  nor  members  of  families  of  the  transport 
commissioned  officers  or  of  the  ship's  officers  shall  be  permitted  to 
accompany  them  on  the  transport  at  sea. 

18.  Whenever  any  Army  transport  arrives  at  or  is  about  to  depart 
from  a  terminal  port  on  a  transoceanic  voyage,  its  arrival  or  depart- 
ure will  be  reported  by  the  transport  quartermaster,  as  follows:  In 
the  Philippine  Islands,  to  the  adjutant-general  of  the  division;  in 
the  United  States,  to  the  adjutant-general  of  the  department  in  which 
the  port  is  located;  in  Cuba,  to  the  adjutant-general  of  the  Army  of 
Cuban  Pacification.     The  report  in  each  case  will  show  the  name  of 
the  transport,  the  date  of  its  arrival  or  departure,  and  the  designa- 
tions of  organizations  and  the  names  of  officers  on  board  as  passen- 
gers. The  report  will  be  telegraphed  if  the  division  or  department 
headquarters  is  so  far  from  the  terminal  port  that  it  is  impracti- 
cable for  the  transport  quartermaster  to  deliver  the  report  in  person 
or  by  messenger.     This  report  will  not  include  either  the  names  or 
number!  of  officers  or  enlisted  men,  not  passengers,  who  are  serving 
under  regular  detail  in  the  transport  service. 

19.  Immediately  on  the  return  to  the  home  port  from  each  voyage 
the  transport  quartermaster  will  render,  in  accordance  with  printed 
instructions  on  Form  No.  234,  a  report  of  the  expenditures,  passen- 
gers and  freight,  with  a  comparative  statement  of  the  cost  upon  the 
basis  of  lowest  obtainable  rates  for  transportation  and  showing  the 
difference  in  cost,  whether  in  favor  of  the  transport  service  or  not. 

20.  Upon  the  arrival  of  an  army  transport  at  a  foreign  port  the 
transport  quartermaster  will  call  in  person  at  the  United  States  em- 
bassy or  legation,  if  there  is  one  at  the  port,  and  at  the  United  States 
consulate,  and  report  the  arrival  of  his  ship  in  port. 

21.  The  transport  quartermaster  is  to  be  charged  with  the  prep- 
aration of  all  the  ship's  papers  required  by  law  and  prescribed  by  the 
general  superintendent. 

22.  He  must  make  all  arrangements  for  having  the  crew  sign  the 
ship's  articles,  etc.,  and  have  on  board  the  official  log,  copy  of  agree- 
ment with  the  crew,  officers'  and  engineers'  certificate. 

23.  In  case  of  death  among  the  registered  passengers  on  an  army 
transport,  i.  e.,  officers  and  enlisted  men  not  belonging  to  distinct 
commands  on  board,  as  well  as  civilians  and  employees,  the  transport 
quartermaster  will  secure  the  effects  and  prepare  a  letter  to  the  near- 
est relative  setting  forth  the  name,  rank,  company,  regiment,  employ- 
ment, or  condition  of  the  deceased;  place,  cause,  day,  and  hour  of 
death ;  disposition  made  of  remains  and  effects,  and  list  of  the  latter, 
and  mail  the  communication  at  the  earliest  opportunity.    Such  noti- 
fication of  death  in  the  case  of  an  officer,  enlisted  man,  or  civilian 
employee  of  the  Army  will  also  include  the  information  that,  if  it 
be  desired,  the  remains  will  be  shipped  home  at  Government  expense 


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upon  application  therefor,  by  the  nearest  relative,  addressed  to  the 
Quartermaster-General,  United  States  Army,  Washington,  D.  C. ; 
but  if  not  applied  for  within  six  weeks  after  arrival  at  port  in  the 
United  States  the  remains  will  be  buried  in  a  post  or  national  ceme- 
tery and  will  not  be  disinterred  thereafter  and  shipped  home  at  public 
expense.  The  notification  should  also  state  that  inquiries  concerning 
the  pay  and  effects  of  deceased  officers  and  soldiers  should  be  ad- 
dressed to  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department,  Washington,  D.  C., 
and,  in  the  case  of  civilian  employees,  to  the  staff  bureau  of  the  Wai- 
Department  under  which  they  were  employed. 

24.  The   transport    quartermaster   will    be    provided    with    small 
printed  plans  of  all  decks  of  his  ship,  copies  of  which  will  be  mailed 
by  the  general  superintendent  to  commanding  officers  of  troops  to 
embark,  and  posted  under  glass  on  all  decks. 

25.  The  transport  quartermaster  will  see  that  his  ship  is  properly 
supplied  at  all  times  with  the  necessary  mess  utensils,  scrubbing  and 
cleaning  materials,  disinfectants,  etc.,  and  that  cabins  are  provided 
with  all  the  necessary  furniture,  bed  linen,  and  towels;  and  he  will 
keep  on  board  for  issue  on  memorandum  receipt  to  the  quartermaster 
of  the  embarking  command- 
Brooms 4  to  each  company. 

Mops 4  to  each  company. 

Buckets 4  to  each  company. 

And,  in  addition,  on  transports  carrying  animals: 

Stable  brooms :__  C  to  each  100  head. 

Stable  forks 0  to  each  100  head. 

Buckets G  to  each  100  head. 

Shovels,  short-handle 4  to  each  100  head. 

Manure  baskets 4  to  each  100  head. 

Hoes 4  to  each  100  head. 

Brooms 4  to  each  100  head. 

26.  Transport  commissaries. — To  each  transport  shall  be  assigned, 
when  required  by  the  nature  of  the  service,  a  transport  commis- 
sary, who,  under  the   direction   of  the   subsistence   superintendent 
and  the  transport  quartermaster  of  the  ship  will  have  charge  of 
the  steward's  department  and  the  subsistence  of  troops  and  all  au- 
thorized persons  on  the  transport ;  also  of  all  sales  made  by  the  Sub- 
sistence Department.    When  deemed  in  the  interests  of  the  service, 
the  duties  of  transport  quartermaster  and  commissary  may  be  com- 
bined and  performed  by  one  officer. 

27.  The  transport  commissary  is  in  immediate  charge  of  the  stew- 
ard's department  and  will  be  held  responsible  for  its  proper  adminis- 
tration, good  order,  and  cleanliness :  for  the  discipline,  good  conduct, 
and  efficiency  of  its  employees ;  and  for  the  proper  supply,  care,  and 
issue  of  subsistence  stores.    He  will  keep  a  record  of  daily  expendi- 


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tures  of  stores.  Form  No.  52,  office  of  the  Commissary-General,  will 
be  kept  in  the  office  of  the  transport  commissary.  Daily  issue  slips 
will  be  retained  and  filed  as  subvouchers  to  Form  No.  52.  He  will 
take  monthly  and  at  the  end  of  each  voyage  an  accurate  inventory 
and  make  a  careful  inspection  of  all  subsistence  stores  on  his  trans- 
port. He  will  see  that  the  savings  of  fat,  slush,  etc.,  and  all  empty 
vinegar,  pickle,  beef,  butter,  and  other  barrels,  boxes,  etc.,  which  may 
be  salable,  are  stored  and  turned  over  at  the  home  port  to  the  author- 
ized commissary  representative  at  the  dock. 

28.  The  transport  commissary  will  submit  to  the  home  office  at  the 
close  of  each  month,  a  statement  of  expenditures  prepared  on  Form 
No.  53,  showing  quantities  issued,  their  money  value  by  items  and  by 
messes,  and  such  other  information  as  the  form  calls  for.    He  will 
also  submit  copies  of  the  several  bills  of  fare  and  such  other  state- 
ments and  reports  as  may  be  required  by  the  subsistence  superin- 
tendent. 

29.  The  transport  commissary  will  forward  direct  to  the  Commis- 
sary-General as  vouchers  to  his  accounts  and  returns  a  copy  of  the 
abstract  of  subsistence  stores  expended — Form  No.  53 — and  of  the 
list  of  passengers — Form  No.  54 — and  at  the  end  of  each  month  will 
forward  to  the  Commissary-General,  through  the  subsistence  super- 
intendent, a  complete  return  on  Form  No.  51  of  all  civilians  employed 
during  the  month  in  the  Subsistence  Department  aboard  ship. 

30.  Transport   surgeon. — To   each   transport   will    be   assigned   a 
transport  surgeon  who,  under  the  direction  of  the  medical  superin- 
tendent and  the  transport  quartermaster  of  the  ship,  will  act  as  med- 
ical officer  of  the  ship.     He  will  be  held  responsible  for  the  proper 
equipment  and  supply  of  the  hospital,  for  the  proper  and  thorough 
sanitation  of  the  ship,  for  the  satisfactory  service  of  the  hospital  at- 
tendants, and  for  the  care  and  treatment  of  the  sick  and  injured 
among  the  ship's  officers,  crew,  casual  passengers,  and  for  all  patients 
in  hospital.    When  there  are  medical  officers  on  duty  with  troops  on 
board,  the  transport  surgeon  will  provide  hospital  accommodations, 
supplies,  and  attendants  for  the  sick  of  the  command  and  the  families 
of  officers  and  enlisted  men  pertaining  to  it. 

31.  Marine  superintendent. — To  be  a  person  skilled  in  the  naviga- 
tion, handling,  loading,  and  care  of  ships  in  port  and  at  sea,  and 
familiar  with  the  duties  of  masters  and  other  officers  on  board  of 
seagoing  vessels  of  the  first  class.     Under  direction  of  the  general 
superintendent,  the  marine  superintendent  will  have  personal  charge 
of  all  transports  at  the  home  port,  will  supervise  and  direct  their 
movements,  docking,  loading,  and  repairs  of  the  hull,  deck,  and  stew- 
ard's departments,  and  be  responsible  for  their  care  and  maintenance 
in  a  condition  of  complete  efficiency  at  all  times  and  in  all  respects 
other  than  in  matters  pertaining  to  the  superintending  engineer.    The 


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marine  superintendent  will  be  responsible  for  the  discipline  and  effi- 
ciency of  the  deck  department  employees  of  all  vessels ;  he  will  inspect 
every  transport  on  arrival  and  prior  to  departure,  and  will  recom- 
mend to  the  superintending  engineer  for  authorization  by  the  general 
superintendent  such  interior  repairs  or  alterations  or  improvements 
as  he  may  consider  necessary  or  advisable  in  the  interests  of  the  serv- 
ice. He  will  supervise  and  direct  the  quartermaster's  purveyor  and 
chief  stevedore  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties  and  will  perform  such 
other  duties  as  may  be  directed  by  the  general  superintendent. 

32.  Assistant  to  marine  superintendent. — To  be  a  person  of  similar 
qualifications  to  those  of  the  marine  superintendent,  to  assist  him  in 
the  discharge  of  his  duties,  and  to  perform  such  duties  as  may  be 
assigned  to  him  by  the  marine  superintendent. 

33.  Superintending  engineer. — To  be  a  person  familiar  with  the 
construction  and  repair  of  seagoing  vessels,  and  skilled  in  the  design- 
ing, construction,  and  practical  management  of  marine  engines  and 
their  appurtenances,  including  electrical,  ventilating,  heating,  and 
sanitary,  and  other  appliances  in  use  in  seagoing  vessels  of  the  first 
class.     Under  direction  of  the  general  superintendent,  the  superin- 
tending engineer  will  be  responsible  for  the  care  and  maintenance  in 
a  condition  of  complete  efficiency  at  all  times  of  all  the  steam  and 
mechanical  appliances  in  the  transports,  and  for  the  repairs,  altera- 
tions, and  improvements  in  hull  or  machinery  that  may  be  authorized. 
He  will  make  personal  inspection  of  the  machinery  and  mechanical 
appliances  on  board  on  arrival  and  again  prior  to  the  departure  of 
each  transport,  and  will  recommend  to  the  general  superintendent 
such  repairs,  renewals,  and  modifications  as  he  shall  deem  needful. 
He  will  be  responsible  for  the  discipline  and  efficiency  of  the  engi- 
neer's department  employees  of  all  vessels,  and  for  the  economical 
and  satisfactory  working  of  the  machinery  and  steam  and  electrical 
appliances.    He  will  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  directed  by 
the  general  superintendent. 

34.  Assistant  to  superintending  engineer. — To  be  a  person  of  sim- 
ilar qualifications  to  those  of  the  superintending  engineer,  to  assist 
him  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  and  to  perform  such  duties  as  may 
be  assigned  him  by  the  superintending  engineer. 

35.  Pert  steward. — To  be  a  person  skilled  in  cabin  and  saloon 
equipment  and  maintenance  of  seagoing  vessels  of  the  first  class.    He 
will  inspect  the  refrigerators  and  storerooms  for  subsistence  supplies 
of  transports  and  see  that  everything  is  in  proper  condition  to  re- 
ceive the  stores.    Upon  the  arrival  of  a  transport  he  will  inspect  all 
perishable  stores  remaining  on  hand  and  recommend  the  disposition 
of  the  same.    He  will,  in  conjunction  with  the  chief  steward,  inspect 
all  subsistence  stores  received  for  use  aboard  the  transport  and  render 
reports  in  all  cases  to  the  subsistence  superintendent. 


ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS.  18 

36.  Quartermaster's  purveyor. — To  be  a  person  skilled  in  matters 
connected  with  the  supplies  required  in  the  equipment  and  mainte- 
nance of  seagoing  vessels  of  the  first  class.     He  will  examine  and  keep 
the  records  of  requisitions  for  all  quartermaster's  departments  and 
submit  the  engineer's  to  the  superintending  engineer,  and  deck  and 
steward's  to  the  marine  superintendent.     He  will,  under  direction  of 
the  marine  superintendent,   inspect  all   supplies  furnished  on   said 
requisitions.     He  will  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  assigned 
to  him  by  the  marine  superintendent. 

37.  Chief  stevedore. — To  be  a  person  skilled  in  the  safe  and  eco- 
nomical loading  of  seagoing  vessels,  and  under  direction  of  the  marine 
superintendent  will  be  responsible  for  the  loading  and  discharge  of 
the  transports  at  the  home  port  according  to  such  instructions  as  to 
points  of  delivery  as  he  may  receive.     He  will  employ  such  number 
of   stevedores,   laborers,   and   watchmen   as  may   be   necessary   and 
authorized  by  the  general  superintendent  from  time  to  time  and  be 
responsible  for  their  service  and  discipline.    He  will  also  have  charge 
of  the  storage  and  care  of  freights  delivered  at  the  wharf  for  ship- 
ment and  be  responsible  for  the  preservation  and  security  of  wharf 
and  property.     He  Avill  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  assigned 
to  him  by  the  marine  superintendent. 

38.  The  quartermasters  or  transport  agents,  where  there  is  no  quar- 
termaster at  over-sea  ports  to  which  a  regular  service  is  maintained, 
shall  be  responsible  for  making  all  necessary  arrangements  for  the 
mooring,  docking,  lightering,  loading,  and  discharge  of  the  transport 
ships  arriving  at  their  respective  ports,  and  shall  receive  and  receipt 
to  the  transport  quartermaster  for  all  stores  and  property  consigned 
to  and  unloaded  at  the  ports  in  accordance  with  the  forms  prescribed 
by  the  general  superintendent.     They  shall  also  invoice  to  and  take 
receipt  from  the  transport  quartermaster  for  all  stores  or  property 
shipped  on  the  transport  from  their  respective  ports  and  keep  a 
record  of  their  transactions.     The  general  superintendent  will  fur- 
nish to  the  quartermaster  at  over-sea  ports  the  necessary  books  and 
blanks  for  the  proper  transaction  of  the  business  connected  with  the 
Army  Transport  Service. 

GENERAL  RULES  FOR  THE  GOVERNMENT  OF  THE  SHIP'S  COMPANY. 

39.  All  employees  in  the  Army  Transport  Service  upon  their  entry 
shall  be  sworn  to  observe  its  regulations,  to  obey  the  lawful  orders  of 
their  superiors,  and  to  use  their  utmost  endeavors  to  carry  such  orders 
into  effect  with  promptitude  and  zeal. 

Any  commissioned  officer  on  duty  in  the  Army  Transport  Service, 
authorized  to  employ  men  in  its  service,  is  authorized  to  administer 
the  oath  of  service. 


14  ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS. 

40.  Punishments  shall  be  in  strict  conformity  to  law  and  in  accord- 
ance with  the  usages  of  the  sea  service,  and  will  follow  the  offense  as 
promptly  as  circumstances  will  permit. 

41.  The  following  punishments  may  be  imposed : 

1.  Upon  the  ship's  officers — private  reprimand;   suspension  from 
duty,  or  confinement. 

2.  Upon   the   ship's   company — reduction   of   rating;   confinement 
with  or  without  irons ;  confinement  on  bread  and  water  not  exceeding 
five  days;  deprivation  of  liberty  on  shore;  extra  duties;  and  for- 
feiture of  pay  under  section  4596,  Revised  Statutes. 

42.  Deserters  from  the  Army  Transport  Service  shall  forfeit  all 
pay  due  them  at  the  time  of  desertion. 

43.  Absence  without  leave  for  a  period  of  three  days  may  be  re- 
garded as  desertion. 

44.  Any  absence  without  leave  with  a  manifest  intention  not  to 
return  shall  be  regarded  as  desertion. 

45.  A  reward  not  exceeding  fifteen  days'  pay  may  be  offered  for 
the  recovery  of  a  deserter,  and  such  amount  may  be  deducted  from 
the  pay  that  may  subsequently  become  due  him.     The  Government 
will  not  be  responsible  for  the  payment  of  rewards  for  the  appre- 
hension of  deserters,  the  matter  being  left  to  the  discretion  of  the 
transport  quartermaster. 

46.  Paragraphs  39  to  45,  inclusive,  will  be  read  to  all  employees 
before  they  take  the  oath  of  service  and  sign  the  shipping  articles. 

47.  The  ship's  company  is  divided  into  four  departments,  viz,  the 
deck  department,  the  engine  department,    the  steward's  department, 
and  the  hospital  department. 

All  employees  must  make  themselves  familiar  with  the  rules  and 
regulations  of  the  transport  service  and  observe  them  strictly.  For 
this  purpose  copies  of  the  regulations  will  be  supplied  to  the  heads  of 
departments  for  the  use  of  their  subordinates. 

48.  Every  person  exercising  authority  of  any  kind  is  required  to 
exact  from  all  under  him  prompt   and  implicit  obedience  to  and 
cheerful  compliance  with  his  orders,  and  it  is  required  of  all  that 
they  observe  a  respectful  demeanor  in  word  and  act  whenever  they 
address  or  are  addressed  by  their  superiors. 

49.  Employees  in  their  intercourse  with  each  other  and  with  all 
others  on  board  must  observe  a  decorous  and  civil  deportment. 

50.  The  uniform  prescribed  for  the  several  classes  of  employees 
will  be  habitually  worn  on  board  ship  and  at  all  other  times  and 
places  when  on  duty.     All  employees  must  present  at  all  times  a 
neat,  clean,  and  orderly  appearance. 

51.  Improper,  profane,  or  boisterous  language  or  conduct  is  strictly 
forbidden. 

52.  While  on  duty  employees  will  not  smoke  or  engage  in  any  con- 
versation or  occupation  not  directly  connected  with  their  duty. 


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53.  No  communication  with  reference  to  the  ship  or  its  affairs 
will  be  made  by  any  employee  to  others  than  his  -superiors  in  the 
service. 

54.  No  employee  shall  be  engaged. in  the  conveyance  or  transport 
of  any  articles  or  packages  other  than  such  as  are  officially  authorized, 
or  in  any  traffic,  sale,  or  barter  on  board  ship. 

55.  The  steam  whistle  must  be  blown  at  least  every  minute  when 
the  ship  is  under  way  in  thick  weather.     Both  at  sea  and  in  port  the 
signals  enjoined  by  the  rules  of  the  road  must  be  strictly  observed 
and  the  prescribed  signal  lights  must  always  be  set  in  proper  position 
at  sunset  and  kept  burning  until  daylight. 

56.  In  port  an  officer  must  always  be  on  deck  and  a  petty  officer  or 
wheelman  at  all  gangways. 

57.  When  the  ship  is  at  anchor  the  watch,  night  and  day,  will  con- 
sist of  a  junior  officer,  wheelman,  and  the  requisite  number  of  seamen. 

58.  The  ship's  company  must  be  mustered  at  the  boats  before  sail- 
ing, or  as  soon  thereafter  as  practicable,  and  at  least  once  each  week 
while  at  sea,  so  they  will  know  the  boat  to  which  they  belong.     They 
must  also  be  mustered  at  fire  quarters  at  least  once  each  passage,  the 
hose  stretched  fore  and  aft  on  deck  and  below,  water  run  through  it 
under  pressure,  the  fact  to  be  recorded  in  the  ship's  log  book  and  a 
report   made   through  the  transport   quartermaster  to  the  marine 
superintendent  in  writing  by  the  chief  officer  on  the  ship's  arrival. 

59.  When  in  port  care  must  be  taken  that  the  harbor  and  dock 
regulations  are  not  violated  by  refuse  being  thrown  overboard  or 
otherwise. 

60.  The  ship's  log  must  be  a  careful,  detailed,  and  accurate  record 
of  current  events.     Xo  erasures  are  to  be  made  in  the  log  nor  any 
leaves  removed  or  closed  up.     Any  errors  in  the  log  are  to  be  cor- 
rected  by  ruling   lines  through  them    in  red   ink  and  attaching  the 
initials  of  the  officer  making  the  alteration. 

61.  No  intoxicating  liquors  of  any  kind  will  be  brought  or  secretly 
used  on  board  by  any  employee,  and  no  isues  of  any  intoxicating 
liquor  will  be  made  to  employees  except  on  the  recommendation  of 
the  transport  surgeon,  approved  by  the  transport  quartermaster. 

62.  No  employee  will  leave  the  ship  without  order  or  authorized 
leave  of  absence.     When  in  port  leaves  of  absence  of  not  to  exceed 
twelve  hours  may  be  granted  by  the  heads  of  departments  to  their 
employees  when  their  services  can  be  spared,  if  recommended  by  the 
master  and  approved  by  the  transport  quartermaster.     For  the  stew- 
ard's department  leaves  of  absence  must  be  recommended  by  the  chief 
steward  and  approved  by  the  transport  commissary.    Leave  of  absence 
for  a  longer  period  than  twelve  hours  must  also  be  approved  by  the 
general  superintendent. 


16  ARMY   TRANSPORT   SERVICE    REGULATIONS. 

DECK    DEPARTMENT. 

63.  Master. — The  master  shall  have  full  and  paramount  control  of 
the  navigation  of  the  ship  and  be  responsible  for  the  discipline  and 
efficiency  of  the  crew.     He  must  maintain  and  enforce  strict  disci- 
pline at  all  times  and  require  his  authority  and  the  authority  of  the 
officers  to  be  thoroughly  respected  by  all  employees  on  board. 

64.  He  must  make  himself  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  regulations 
of  the  service  and  the  orders  made  from  time  to  time,  and  will  be 
responsible  for  their  strict  observance  so  far  as  the  ship  is  concerned. 

65.  He  must  see  and  satisfy  himself  that  his  vessel  is  in  all  respects 
seaworthy  and  properly  fitted  for  the  voyage,  directing  special  atten- 
tion to  the  hull,  boats,  davits,  rigging  of  all  kinds,  steering  gear, 
pumps,  fire  engines,  lights  and  signals,  deadlights,  side  ports,  wind 
sails,  ventilators,  gangways,  companion  ladders,  etc. 

66.  He  must  pay  close  attention  to  compasses  and  chronometers  and 
see  that  no  opportunity  is  neglected  to  ascertain  their  errors  and  have 
the  same  noted  for  comparison  on  the  next  voyage. 

67.  He  must  acquaint  himself  with  the  navigation  laws  and  rules 
and  the  customs  and  quarantine  laws  and  regulations  of  the  United 
States  and  conform  to  them  in  all  respects. 

68.  He  shall  be  in  daily  attendance  at  the  ship,  both  at  home  and 
abroad,  during  loading  and  discharging,  and  not  absent  himself  with- 
out the  knowledge  and  authority  of  the  transport  quartermaster,  and 
shall  at  all  times  superintend  in  person  any  movement  of  the  ship. 

69.  Before  leaving  the  ship  the  master  will  inform  the  chief  officer 
and  give  him  instructions  as  to  the  care  of  the  ship  during  his  absence. 

70.  He  shall  have  the  ship  ready  to  sail  precisely  at  the  time  ap- 
pointed. 

71.  He  shall  specially  attend  to  regulations  in  regard  to  lights  and 
signals  and  the  assignment  of  the  crew  to  fire  stations  and  boat  sta- 
tions and  shall  see  that  the  lead  is  used  on  all  proper  occasions,  par- 
ticularly when  nearing  land,  or  when  needed  for  the  ship's  position, 
and  that  this  is  entered  in  the  log  book. 

72.  He  is  to  be  held  responsible  for  the  safe  conduct  of  his  vessel, 
notwithstanding  the  presence  of  a  pilot,  and  also  while  bringing  the 
ship  to  piers  and  docks,  and  he  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  for 
accidents  occurring. 

73.  He  must  himself  take  the  bridge  in  thick  weather  and  when 
approaching  and  leaving  land,  and  keep  it  as  much  as  possible  while 
in  channel  or  crowded  waters,  especially  during  night. 

74.  He  shall  enter  regularly  in  the  night  order  book  the  course  to 
be  steered  and  all  necessary  instructions  to  the  officer  on  duty,  and 
this  book  shall  be  signed  every  night  by  the  second,  third,  and  fourth 
officers. 


AKMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS.  17 

75.  When   navigating   narrow   channels   or   crowded    waters,   and 
passing  tows  or  deep-laden  small  craft,  he  must  see  that  a  safe  and 
moderate  rate  of  speed  is  maintained. 

76.  He  shall  regulate  the  speed  of  the  vessel  at  sea,  being  especially 
careful  in  case  of  thick  and  heavy  weather,  when  the  speed  will  be 
checked  and  the  lookout  doubled. 

77.  He  is  to  take  special  care  that  the  boats  of  all  kinds  are  con- 
stantly ready  for  immediate  service,  with  all  the  gear  in  them  prop- 
erly fitted  and  ready  for  hoisting  them  out;  that  the  boat  falls  are 
kept  rove,  and  the  lowering  apparatus  at  all  times  ready  for  use. 

78.  The  crew  is  to  be  properly  organized  for  service  of  the  boats 
and  exercised  occasionally  in  getting  them  out  and  in  handling  them 
in  the  water. 

79.  They  must  also  be  organized  for  fire  service  and  occasionally 
drilled  in  the  use  of  the  fire  appliances.     Each  day  before  sunset  it  is 
to  be  ascertained  that  the  fire  engines  and  pumps  are  ready  for  imme- 
diate service,  with  hose  screwed  on,  and  that  buckets  with  lanyards 
are  at  hand  and  kept  filled. 

80.  Strict  attention  must  be  paid  to  the  lights  on  board. 

81.  The  master  is  to  take  care  that  cleanliness,  dryness,  and  proper 
ventilation  are  at  all  times  observed. 

82.  Any  neglect  or  inattention  in  regard  to  cleanliness  or  any  other 
matter  affecting  the  discipline  of  the  ship  which  the  master  may 
observe  on  the  part  of  the  troops  is  to  be  brought  to  the  notice  of  the 
transport  quartermaster,  or,  in  his  absence,  to  the  commanding  officer 
of  the  troops,  in  order  that  steps  may  be  immediately  taken  for  cor- 
recting and  preventing  it  for  the  future. 

83.  The  master  is  to  afford  all  needful  facilities  and  assistance  to 
the  transport  quartermaster  and  the  commanding  officer  of  the  troops 
in  stowing  and  unstowing  beds  or  hammocks,  cleaning  decks,  drying 
and  airing  bedding,  and  for  washing  and  drying  clothes,  and  in  ships 
carrying  horses  or  mules  will  use  the  crew  when  necessary  to  assist  in 
caring  for  them. 

84.  The  hold  and  lower  part  of  the  ship  are  at  all  times  to  be  kept 
perfectly  clean  and  well  ventilated  and  free  from  noxious  smells. 

85.  Immediately  after  disembarking  of  troops  and  supplies  the 
ship  is  to  be  thoroughly  cleaned  throughout.     In  case  there  should 
have  been  any  sickness  on  board,  special  fumigations  and  extra  white- 
washing below,  with  a  free  use  of  the  necessary  disinfectants,  are  to 
be  resorted  to  at  once,  as  may  be  indicated  by  the  ship's  surgeon  or 
other  competent  authority. 

86.  When  necessary  to  fumigate  transports,  the  transport  commis- 
sary will  be  given  ample  notification  of  such  fact,  and  he  will  take 
steps  to  have  subsistence  stores  which  are  liable  to  be  injured  bv  the 

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18  ARMY   TRANSPORT    SERVICE    REGULATIONS. 

fumigation  temporarily,  removed  from  the  vessel.  Proper  arrange- 
ments to  protect  and  guard  the  stores  while  so  removed  from  the 
transport  will  be  taken. 

87.  Collisions,  groundings,  and  similar  occurrences  shall  be  entered 
iri  the  ship's  log  book,  with  full  and  exact  particulars. 

88.  In  case  of  collision  or  other  occurrences  of  like  nature  he  shall 
at  once  prepare  a  written  report  signed  by  him,  through  the  transport 
quartermaster,  to  the  general  superintendent,  detailing  the  circum- 
stances in  connection  with  the  occurrence.     If  he  is  not  on  deck  at  the 
time  of  the  casualty  he  shall,  for  the  purpose  of  making  his  report, 
obtain  from  witnesses  a  verbal  report  of  all  the  facts. 

89.  First  officer. — The  first  officer  is  the  executive  officer  of  the  ship 
and  subject  to  the  master's  instructions;  is  particularly  responsible 
for  the  good  order  and  cleanliness  of  the  ship,  the  discipline  and 
•efficiency  of  the  crewT,  and  the  serviceable  conditions  of  all  navigation 
and  deck  applicances. 

90.  He  must  relieve  the  master  or  assist  him  on  the  bridge  in  thick 
weather  when  approaching  land  or  at  any  time  when  the  master  may 
require  his  services. 

91.  He  must  station  the  officers  and  seamen  and  keep  complete 
watch  and  station  bills,  which  are  to  be  posted  the  day  previous  to 
sailing  in  some  conspicuous  place  in  the  ship  where  the  wrhole  ship's 
company  can  see  them  and  perfect  themselves  in  their  several  stations, 
and  no  alterations  must  be  made  in  them  without  the  master's  knowl- 
edge and  approval. 

92.  He  shall  have  a  printed  book  containing  an  inventory  of  all 
stores  in  his  department  and  will  not  allow  any  expenditure  without 
an  order  signed  by  himself.    In  addition,  he  will  be  supplied  with  an 
expenditure  book,  showing  the  amounts  received  at  each  port,  together 
with  the  amounts  remaining  on  hand.    He  must  submit  requisitions 
for  each  trip  through  the  master  to  the  transport  quartermaster  prior 
to  arrival. 

93.  He  must  make  no  alteration  in  the  ship  or  rigging  without 
consulting  the  master,  and  whether  at  sea  or  in  port  he  must  examine 
or  cause  to  be  examined  by  the  proper  officer  every  part  of  the  ship 
above  and  below  deck  every  morning,  and  see  that  she  is  clear  and  in 
proper  condition  in  all  parts,  and  make  his  report  to  the  master  before 
9.30  a.  m. 

94.  He  will  have  the  ship  ready  for  inspection  at  a  designated  hour, 
when  everything  will  be  in  thorough  good  order. 

95.  He  must  see  that  the  boats  and  rafts  and  their  tackle  are  kept 
in  perfect  order,  and  their  lockers  kept  constantly  filled  with  signal 
lights,  bread,  and  water,  so  that  all  may  be  ready  day  or  night;  and 
when  the  night  watch  is  set  he  must  see  that  a  wheelman  examines  the 


ARMY    TRANSPORT    SERVICE   REGULATIONS.  19 

bridge  and  quarter  life  buoys  and  have  the  hose  fixed,  buckets  in 
place,  and  the  ship  ready  throughout  for  any  emergency,  and  report 
these  preparations  to  the  master.  Each  lookout  must  call  his  station 
every  half  hour  when  the  ship's  bell  strikes,  adding  the  words,  "All's 
well." 

96.  He  must  be  particular  in  keeping  the  ship's  log  and  write  it  up 
carefully  each  day,  giving  the  officer  of  the  deck  positive  instructions 
to  make  a  note  of  everything  that  is  of  importance,  so  that  the  log 
may  conform  to  the  requirements  of  the  regulations. 

97.  He  must  always,  both  during  loading  and  discharging,  have  an 
officer  or  petty  officer  in  the  hold  to  see  that  the  cargo  is  properly 
handled  and  to  prevent  stealing,  and  when  the  cargo  is  discharged  he 
must  have  every  compartment  of  the  ship  thoroughly  examined  to  see 
that  nothing  is  left  on  board. 

98.  He  must  not  permit  anyone  on  board  without  authority  nor 
allow  any  friends  of  the  crew  or  others  to  be  on  board  without  per- 
mission from  the  transport  quartermaster. 

99.  Before  arrival  in  port  he  must  give  a  written  list  to  the  master 
for  the  information  of  the  chief  engineer  of  all  defects  or  derange- 
ments of  steam  windlass,  capstans,  or  steering  gear;  also  steam  heat 
and  exhaust   pipes  and  all  other  mechanical   arrangements  in  his 
department. 

100.  When  holds  are  empty  he  must  examine,  in  company  with  the 
chief  engineer  or  some  one  detailed  by  him,  the  steam  jets  for  extin- 
guishing fire  connected  with  the  various  departments,  see  that  they 
and  their  connections  are  in  proper  working  order,  and  report  their 
condition  in  writing  to  the  transport  quartermaster. 

101.  The  ordinary  requisitions  for  repairs  must  contain  no  request 
for  any  alterations  or  new  work  to  any  part  of  the  structure  of  the 
ship.     All  requests  or  suggestions  for  these  alterations  or  additions 
must  be  submitted  in  a  letter  from  the  master  to  the  transport  quarter- 
master, who  in  turn  will  forward  same  to  the  general  superintendent 
with  his  indorsement,  with  reasons  therefor.     Replacing  necessary  old 
articles  (worn  out)  by  new  are  repairs. 

102.  Second,  third,  and  fourth  officers. — The  second,  third,  and 
fourth  officers  will  each  have  charge  of  a  watch.     They  will  be  re- 
sponsible for  the  safety  and  proper  navigation  of  the  ship  during 
their  watch,  for  the  accurate  steering  of  the  prescribed  course,  for  the 
efficient  service  of  the  lookouts,  and  generally  for  the  observance  of  all 
ship's  regulations  pertaining  to  deck  duties  during  their  tour. 

DECK    OFFICER. 

103.  The  station  of  the  officer  of  the  deck  is  on  the  bridge.     He  may 
visit  other  parts  of  the  ship  if  his  duties  or  necessity  require  it,  but 


20  ARMY   TRANSPORT    SERVICE   REGULATIONS. 

on  no  account  will  he  leave  the  bridge  without  another  officer  reliev- 
ing him. 

104.  From  dark  to  daylight  either  a  junior  officer,  wheelman,  or 
boatswain  must  be  constantly  on  the  bridge  with  the  senior  officer. 

105.  The  officer  of  the  deck  must  diligently  observe  that  the  look- 
outs are  vigilant  and  pay  particular  attention  to  the  steering  and  the 
course  the  ship  makes.     He  must  examine  the  compasses  frequently, 
compare  them  during  his  watch,  and  take  all  proper  steps  for  ascer- 
taining their  exact  deviation. 

106.  He  is  not  to  alter  the  course  without  acquainting  the  master, 
unless  it  is  to  avoid  some  sudden  danger. 

107.  He  must  notify  the  master  when  land  or  ice  is  discovered  and 
when  any  unusual  change  in  the  weather  or  any  unusual  occurrence 
is  observed. 

108.  He  must  have  the  hand  and  deep  sea  lines  and  leads  at  hand 
ready  for  immediate  use. 

109.  He  must  see  that  the  pumps  are  sounded  at  least  once  every 
watch  and  that  the  ship  is  pumped  out  whenever  any  compartment 
contains  2  inches  more  water  than  when  the  pumps  usually  suck. 

110.  He  must  keep  a  vigilant  outlook  and  preserve  order  in  the 
ship  and  never  permit  an  order  to  be  executed  in   a   careless   or 
slovenly  manner. 

111.  He  must  be  particular  in  keeping  all  his  watch  on  deck,  be  the 
weather  moderate  or  otherwise;  must  see  that  the  ship  and  binnacle 
lights  are  kept  trimmed  and  in  good  order ;  that  the  time  by  the  deck 
timepiece  is  regularly  attended  to  by  night  as  w^ell  as  by  day ;  and  that 
the  bells  are  properly  struck  every  half  hour,  and  that  the  log  is  hove 
arid  the  revolutions  noted  every  half  hour  in  channel  and  every  two 
hours  at  sea. 

112.  He  must  take  cross  bearings  frequently  to  verify  his  position. 
When  the  patent  log  is  set  it  is  to  be  noted  when  abreast  of  particular 
marks  or  headlands. 

113.  All  data  required  for  the  careful  navigation  of  the  vessel  must 
be  noted  in  the  log  book. 

114.  The  deck  officer  must  sign  his  name  to  all  transactions  noted 
in  the  log  at  the  termination  of  his  watch,  after  the  junior  officer  has 
filled  up  the  same. 

115.  He  must  always,  when  at  anchor  in  harbor,  acquaint  himself 
with  the  condition  of  the  hawser,  number  of  anchors  down  or  ready 
to  let  go,  scope  of  chain,  and  depth  of  water. 

116.  In  thick  weather  or  at  night  he  will  keep  a  hand  ready  with  a 
line. 

117.  He  is  to  deliver  to  the  officer  who  may  relieve  him  all  orders 
that  he  may  have  received  and  which  remain  to  be  executed. 


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118.  No  boats  are  to  be  allowed  alongside  without  an  order  from 
the  master  or  transport  quartermaster. 

119.  In  all  cases  when  the  ship  seems  to  be  approaching  danger  of 
any  kind  which  can  not  be  seen  he  is  expressly  commanded  to  stop 
the  engines  instantly,   and,  if  necessary,  to  reverse  them  without 
waiting  for  the  master's  instructions. 

120.  The  deck  officer  must  never  give  up  charge  of  the  deck  during 
his  watch,  except  with  the  knowledge  and  consent  of  the  master, 
when  he  may  be  temporarily  relieved  for  his  meals,  etc.,  by  the  third 
or  fourth  officer;   but  he  must  on  no  account  leave  the  bridge  to  go 
below  without  another  officer  relieving  him,  and  the  bridge  must 
never  be  left  in  charge  of  a  junior  officer  in  thick  weather. 

ENGINE    DEPARTMENT. 

121.  The  chief  engineer  is  responsible  for  the  care  and  good  man- 
agement of  all  steam,  propelling,  pumping,  hydraulic,  refrigerating, 
electrical,  auxiliary,  and  other  apparatus  on  board,  and  all  air,  water, 
and  steam  pipes  for  sanitary,  ventilating,  and  all  heating,  cooking, 
and  other  purposes.    Heads  of  deck  and  steward's  departments  will 
promptly  report  any  defects  to  the  chief  engineer,  and  will  prepare 
lists  of  known  derangements  or  new  requirements,  to  be  handed  to 
him  before  arrival,  which  he  will  investigate,  and  if  necessary  in- 
clude in  his  list  of  repairs.    He  must  use  all  the  resources  of  his  de- 
partment to  keep  all  machinery  in  proper  working  order,  and  will 
make  detailed  report  of  its  performance  and  condition  and  the  repairs 
required  through  the  master  to  the  transport  quartermaster,  who  in 
turn  will  forward  same  to  the  general  superintendent  with  his  in- 
dorsement.   He  will  also  supervise  and  keep  himself  fully  acquainted 
with  all  repairs  and  alterations  made  in  port. 

122.  At  sea  he  is  responsible  to  the  master  for  the  general  super- 
vision and  conduct  of  his  department. 

123.  He  will  have  control  over  all  persons  in  his  department  and 
will  see  that  strict  discipline  and  efficiency  are  maintained  at  all 
times. 

124.  He  will  keep  the  watch,  fire,  and  boat  station  bills  in  promi- 
nent and  accessible  places  for  the  observation  of  the  engine  depart- 
ment  crew,   and   see  that  they  are   familiar  with  their   respective 
stations. 

125.  He  will  keep  the  engine-room  log,  according  to  the  form  pre- 
scribed by  the  superintending  engineer,  being  careful  in  making  all 
entries,  and  in  recording  the  times  when  the  various  orders  to  the 
engines  are  received. 

126.  When  under  way,  if  from  any  cause  he  may  find  it  necessary 
to  stop  the  engines,  he  must  at  once  acquaint  the  master  or  officer  of 


22  ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS. 

the  deck  with  the  cause,  and  the  probable  duration  of  the  stoppage, 
and  if  practicable  consult  the  master  before  stopping  the  engines.  • 

.  127.  He  is  responsible  for  the  pumping  of  the  ship  so  far  as  is 
possible  with  the  main  and  auxiliary  pumps. 

128.  He  will  give  close  attention  to  the  hold  soundings,  as  reported 
to  him  by  the  carpenter,  also  to  soundings  taken  in  his  own  depart- 
ment, and  keep  these  reports  on  file  until  the  termination  of  the  next 
succeeding  voyage. 

129.  He  will  see  that  the  engines  are  worked  accurately  to  signals 
from  the  bridge  or  deck,  and  also  keep  accurate  memorandum  for 
entry  in  the  engineer's  log.     Before  making  official  entry  of  any 
memorandum  of  this  kind  he  should  confer  with  the  deck  officers  as 
to  the  same  occurrence  or  transaction. 

130.  He  will  also  be  careful  to  keep  the  time  by  which  the  engine 
department  is  worked  in  accord  with  that  of  the  deck  department. 

131.  At  sea  he  must  fill  up  and  hand  to  the  master  the  form  of  daily 
report  prescribed  by  the  general  superintendent.    He  will  also  on  each 
voyage  make  such  tests  of  the  quality  and  efficiency  of  each  kind  of 
coal  used  for  steaming  purposes,  and  collect  such  data  as  will  enable 
him  to  prepare  and  submit  to  the  transport  quartermaster  on  Form 
No.  235  a  report  as  to  the  efficiency  of  the  coal.     The  blank  forms  for 
this  report  will  be  furnished  by  the  general  superintendent. 

132.  He  is  relieved  of  no  part  of  his  responsibility  for  the  care  and 
safety  of  the  ship  in  port,  and  must  at  all  times  keep  a  sufficient 
number  of  men  on  board  to  work  the  steam  pumps  and  hoists,  accord- 
ing to  the  direction  of  the  officer  in  charge  of  the  deck  or  his  repre- 
sentative. 

133.  Before  arrival  at  port  he  will  prepare  a  careful  list  of  all 
repairs,  alterations,  or  changes  that  he  may  deem  necessary  for  the 
proper  and  efficient  working  of  his  department  for  the  ensuing  voyage, 
and  make  report  of  what  was  done  during  the  current  voyage  through 
the  master  to  the  transport  quartermaster,  who  in  turn  will  forward 
them  to  the  general  superintendent  with  his  recommendation. 

134.  He  must  have  carefully  prepared  requisition  and  expenditure 
lists  of  fuel  and  stores  used  during  the  voyage  and  required  for  the 
subsequent  voyage,  and  must  make  out  a  written  report  as  to  any 
article  not  up  to  the  standard  required  by  the  service  through  the 
master  to  the  transport  quartermaster,  who  in  turn  will  forward  them 
to  the  general  superintendent  with  his  recommendation. 

135.  Before  arrival  in  port  he  must  see  that  the  cargo-hoisting  en- 
gines are  prepared  for  use.     After  he  has  had  notice  that  the  main 
engines  are  no  longer  required  he  will  see  that  fire,  steam,  and  water 
in  main  boilers  are  properly  and  safely  disposed  of  and  his  depart- 


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ment  generally  cleaned  up  and  made  ready  for  the  inspection  of  the 
superintending  engineer.  A  day  or  two  before  arrival  in  port  he  will 
see  that  all  hands  are  turned  out  to  clean  down  the  engines  and  boilers 
as  far  as  practicable. 

136.  He  must  be  present  during  the  opening  and  overhauling  of 
engines  and  boilers  and  have  a  general  supervision  of  all  repairs  and 
alterations  made,  and  the  general  condition  of  everything  in  his  de- 
partment.    When  the  holds  are  empty,  he  must  examine,  in  company 
with  the  chief  officer,  the  steam  jets  for  extinguishing  fire  connected 
with  the  various  compartments  and  see  that  they  and  their  connec- 
tions are  in  proper  working  order. 

137.  He  will  be  responsible  for  any  infringement  of  the  laws  of 
the  country  to  which  the  ship  is  bound,  by  any  of  his  crew,  and  is 
expected  to  make  thorough  search  at  proper  time  (or  when  directed 
to  do  so  by  the  master)  for  contraband  goods  or  stowaways. 

138.  He  is  responsible  for  the  proper  care  and  cleanliness  of  his 
crew's  quarters,  and  is  required  to  inspect  the  same  each  day  at  sea, 
and  in  port  when  they  are  occupied ;  also  for  the  men  being  clean  and 
properly  dressed  when  called  to  muster  for  service  or  boats.    In  port 
the  quarters  must  be  thoroughly  cleaned  and  prepared  to  receive  the 
crew  shipped  for  the  ensuing. voyage,  locked  up,  and  kept  so  until 
required  for  occupation. 

139.  He  will  see  that  the  ship  is  at  no  time  left  without  an  engineer 
on  board.    The  duty  of  keeping  watch  at  night  in  ports  in  regular 
service,  or  when  undergoing  repairs,  must    be    divided    among   the 
assistant  engineers,  according  to  the  judgment  of  the  chief  engineer, 
provided  always  that  the  man  left  in  charge    is   sufficiently    well 
acquainted  with  all  pipes  and  pumping    facilities    to    work    them 
promptly  in  case  of  emergency.     He  will  make  such  arrangements  for 
the  meals  of  the  engineers  on  night  watch  that  the  ship   will  at  no- 
time  be  left  without  their  presence. 

140.  In  port  he  will  see  that  the  designation  of  the  night-watch 
engineer  is  placed  on  a  board  to  be  hung  at  the  ship's  gangway,  and 
that  the  private  addresses  of  all  engineers  are  given  in  and  kept  in 
some  accessible  place  by  the  night  watchman.    He  will  see  that  suffi- 
cient steam  pressure  is  at  all  times  kept  upon  the  auxiliary  boiler 
and  be  prepared  to  work  the  pumps  immediately  upon  notice. 

141.  ^  Twin-screw  ships  must  at  all  times  have  two  night-watch, 
engineers,  who  will  relieve  each  other  in  keeping  alternate  walking 
watches. 

142.  The  chief  engineer  will  at  all  times  keep  in  view  economy 
and  high  efficiency  in  his  department  and  never  fail  to  impress  the 
importance  of  these  considerations  on  his  staff.    He  will  see  that  his, 


24  ARMY   TRANSPORT    SERVICE   REGULATIONS. 

staff  are  all  familiar  with  the  use  of  the  indicator,  and  that  diagrams 
are  taken  daily  from  each  cylinder,  and  that  the  indicated  power  is 
compared  with  the  fuel  expenditure,  so  that  these  important  matters 
may  always  be  before  the  officers  of  his  department.  He  will  see 
that  a  sufficient  number  of  diagrams,  representing  the  average  work 
at  sea,  are  sent  through  the  transport  quartermaster  to  the  general 
superintendent  with  the  other  papers  and  reports  at  the  end  of  each 
voyage. 


DUTIES    OF  CHIEF    STEWARD. 

143.  The  chief  steward  has  charge  of  the  cabins,  saloons,  mess 
rooms,  galleys,  pantries,  and  other  adjuncts  of  the  steward's  depart- 
ment, with  their  furniture,  equipment,  and  articles  necessary  for 
efficient  service. 

144.  He  will  enforce  absolute  cleanliness  and  good  order  through- 
out his  department,  giving  special  attention  to  the  supplies,  refriger- 
ators, and  storeroom,  and  to  the  cabin,  saloon,  and  galley  furnishings. 
He  will  see  that  employees  of  the  steward's  department  are  clean  and 
neat  in  appearance  and  attentive  and  polite  in  their  duties,  and  that 
they  wear  the  prescribed  uniform.     He  will  give  as  much  time  as 
practicable  to  the  galleys  and  assure  himself  that  nothing  is  wasted 
or  misappropriated.     He  will  inspect  all  portions  of  the  transport 
in  his  charge  at  least  once  a  day,  giving  special  attention  to  the 
cleanliness  and  ventilation,  and  will  supervise  the  preparation  and 
serving  of  meals,  and  see  that  in  quality  and  quantity  the  stores  are 
good  and  satisfactory.     He  shall  station  a  saloon  watch,  who  will 
report  to  the  officer  of  the  deck  every  hour.     He  will  keep  books 
showing  receipt  and  expenditures  of  subsistence  stores,  so  that  he 
will  know  at  all  times  the  kind  and  quantity  of  stores  on  hand.     He 
will  submit  to  the  transport  commissary  requisitions  for  such  sub- 
sistence stores  as  may  be  required. 

145.  He  will  report,  in  writing,  to  the  transport  quartermaster 
through  the  transport  commissary  any  defects  or  deficiencies  that 
he  may  discover  in  the  working  or  mechanical  appliances  of  his 
department.     He  will  prepare  the  necessary  requisitions  for  repairs 
in  his  department  and  for  quartermaster's  supplies  and  submit  them 
through  the  master,  transport  commissary,  and  quartermaster  to  the 
general  superintendent. 

146.  At  the  termination  of  a  voyage  he  will  have  all  the  vacated 
staterooms  thoroughly  cleaned  and  put  in  order,  and  will  report  to 
the  transport  quartermaster  any  deficiencies  in  the  articles  belonging 
to  the  staterooms. 


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MESSES. 


147.  The  following  messes  shall  be  established,  when  practicable, 
on  each  ship  of  the  transport  service  and  on  each  hospital  ship : 

1.  Saloon  mess. 

2.  Ship's  officers'  mess. 

3.  Ship's  petty  officers'  mess. 

4.  Sailors  and  firemen's  mess. 

5.  Troop  ,mess. 

6.  Hospital  mess. 

148.  Saloon  mess. — The  persons  who  may  be  subsisted  in  the  saloon 
mess  shall  be  the  transport  quartermaster,  the  transport  commissary, 
the  transport  surgeon,  female  nurses  assigned  to  the  transport,  all 
authorized  persons  traveling  as  first-class  passengers,  and  the  follow- 
ing ship's  officers,  viz :  The  master,  the  first  officer,  the  chief  engineer, 
the  first  assistant  engineer,  and  the  chief  steward. 

149.  Ship's  officers'  mess. — The  persons  subsisted  in  the  ship's  offi- 
cers' mess  shall  be  the  second,  third,  and  fourth  officers;  the  second, 
third,  fourth,  fifth,  and  sixth  assistant  engineers;  the  refrigerating 
engineers;  the  deck  engineer;  the  electricians;    the    plumber;    the 
clerks  to  the  transport  quartermaster  and  transport  commissary;  all 
authorized  persons  traveling  as  second-class  passengers ;  and  the  fol- 
lowing enlisted  men,    viz:    Sergeant-major,    regimental;    sergeant- 
major,  senior  grade,  Coast  Artillery  Corps;  master  electrician,  Coast 
Artillery  Corps;  master  signal  electrician;  engineer,  Coast  Artillery 
Corps;  electrician-sergeant,  first  class,  Coast  Artillery  Corps;  ord- 
nance-sergeant;  post   commissary-sergeant;    post   quartermaster-ser- 
geant ;  sergeant,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps ;  first-class  signal-sergeant ; 
electrician-sergeant,  second  class,  Coast  Artillery  Corps ;  master  gun- 
ner, Coast  Artillery  Corps;  quartermaster-sergeant  and  commissary- 
sergeant,  regimental;  chief  musician;  sergeant-major,  squadron  and 
battalion;  sergeant-major,  junior  grade,  Coast  Artillery  Corps;  color- 
sergeant  ;   chief   trumpeter ;   principal   musician ;   battalion   quarter- 
master-sergeant, Engineers  and  Field  Artillery ;  first  sergeant ;  drum 
major;  and  fireman,  Coast  Artillery  Corps. 

The  enlisted  men  above  mentioned  wrill  be  assigned  to  dormitory 
quarters  when  such  quarters  are  available. 

Enlisted  men  of  the  Navy  and  Marine  Corps  of  grades  correspond- 
ing to  any  of  the  above  Army  grades  will  also,  when  traveling  on 
transports,  upon  request  by  competent  naval  authority,  be  assigned  to 
the  ship's  officers'  mess. 

A  special  mess  is  provided  on  some  transports  for  enlisted  men's 
wives,  and  other  second-class  passengers,  in  order  to  relieve  the 
crowded  condition  of  the  regular  ship's  officers'  mess,  but  the  regula- 


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tions  applicable  to  the  latter  apply  also  to  the  former,  being  one  and 
the  same  except  in  location. 

150.  Ship's  petty  officers'  mess. — The  ship's  petty  officers'  mess  shall 
consist  of  the  donkeymen,  storekeepers,  oilers,  water  tenders,  boat- 
swains, carpenter,  quartermasters,  master-at-arms,  boatswains'  mates, 
carpenter's  mates,  assistant  master-at-arms,  assistant  stewards,  bakers, 
butchers,  cooks,  and  pantrymen. 

Waiters  will  mess  as  directed  by  the  chief  steward,  approved  by 
the  transport  commissary.  The  food  supplied  will  be  of  the  same 
variety  and  kind  as  served  in  the  ship's  petty  officers'  mess  and  the 
cost  charged  to  that  mess. 

Passengers  subsisted  in  any  but  the  saloon  mess  are  not  allowed 
the  privileges  of  the  promenade  deck  without  special  permission. 

151.  Sailors  and  firemen's  mess. — The  sailors  and  firemen's  mess 
shall  consist  of  the  sailors,  firemen,  and  coal  passers  connected  with 
the'  transport. 

152.  Troop  mess. — The  troop  mess  shall  consist  of  the  troops  travel- 
ing, the  mess  being  under  the  supervision  of  the  mess  officer  of  the 
command  aboard.     Enlisted  men  traveling  on  detached  service  or  on 
furlough,  other  than  those  mentioned  in  paragraph  149,  and  dis- 
charged enlisted  men  entitled  by  Army  Regulations  to  subsistence  on 
transports,  will  be  assigned  to  the  troop  mess. 

All  passengers  with  "  troop "  transportation  will  ordinarily  be 
assigned  to  the  troop  mess,  but  the  transport  commissary  may,  in  his 
discretion,  assign  any  such  passenger  to  the  ship's  petty  officers'  mess, 
provided  the  passenger  elects  to  pay  the  increased  charges  for  meals. 

153.  Hospital  mess. — A  hospital  mess  will  be  established  on  hos- 
pital ships,  and  on  transports  when  practicable  for  the  transport 
surgeon  to  operate  such  a  mess,  in  which  shall  be  subsisted  all  persons 
sick  in  hospital.     The  ration  of  enlisted  men  and  military  convicts 
sick  in  hospital  shall  be  commuted  at  the  rate  of  30  cents  a  day, 
to  be  paid  to  the  transport  surgeon  by  the  transport  commissary. 
Other  persons  sick  in  hospital  will  be  furnished  such  subsistence  as 
may  be  prescribed  by  the  transport  surgeon  from  the  mess  to  which 
the  person  belongs  and  the  cost  thereof  will  be  charged  by  the  trans- 
port commissary  to  that  mess. 

CHARACTER    OF    MEALS. 

154.  The  Subsistence  Department  will  provide  suitable  and  proper 
meals  for  the  various  messes  except  the  hospital  mess.     The  transport 
surgeon  is  responsible  for  the  hospital  mess  and  will  procure  his  sup- 
plies therefor  as  far  as  practicable  from  the  transport  commissary. 

155.  The  subsistence  superintendent  will  in  general  terms  prescribe 
the  bills  of  fare  for  the  various  vessels. 

156.  In  accordance  with  the  bills  of  fare  prescribed,  meals  for  the 
saloon  mess,  the  ship's  officers'  mess,  and  the  ship's  petty  officers'  mess 


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will  be  prepared  from  the  articles  of  food  carried  by  the  transport, 
with  the  restriction  that  the  total  cost  of  the  food  consumed  in  those 
messes  shall  not  exceed  $1,  75  cents,  and  50  cents  a  day,  respectively, 
for  each  person  5  years  of  age  or  over,  subsisted  therein. 

157.  Food  for  the  sailors  and  firemen's  mess  will  be  prepared  from 
the  articles  of  subsistence  stores  aboard,  the  total  cost  of  the  food 
consumed  not  to  exceed  30  cents  per  man  per  day.    On  inter-island  or 
other  transports  having  native  Philippine  crews,  the  Filipino  ration 
will  be  issued. 

158.  Food  for  troops  traveling  on  U.  S.  Army  transports  will  be 
prepared  from  the  articles  of  subsistence  stores  which  compose  the 
ration  for  troops  in  garrison  varied  by  the  substitution  of  other  arti- 
cles of  authorized  subsistence  stores,  the  total  cost  of  the  food  con- 
sumed not  to  exceed  24  cents  per  man  per  day. 

All  orders  affecting  the  messing  of  troops  will  be  given  to  the 
transport  commissary  by  the  commanding  officer  of  the  troops,  direct 
or  through  the  officer  in  charge  of  the  mess.  The  first  meal  on  board 
for  troops  will  be  served  at  the  next  regular  hour  after  embarkation. 

159.  Stores  not  consumed  in  one  mess  will  be  utilized  in  some  of  the 
other  messes  aboard  the  transport. 

160.  No  meals,  luncheons,  or  refreshments  will  be  served  to  passen- 
gers, ship's  officers,  or  crews  of  transports  in  their  staterooms  or  quar- 
ters, unless  under  written  orders  of  the  transport  surgeon.     These 
instructions  will  not  apply  to  officers  and  crew  on  duty  at  night. 

161.  All  complaints  in  regard  to  service  or  to  sufficiency  or  quality 
of  food  will  be  made  to  the  transport  commissary  and  by  him  referred 
to  the  subsistence  superintendent  with  report  of  action  taken. 

162.  The  officers  and  crews  of  seagoing  tugs  that  are  ordinarily  at 
sea  ten  days  or  more  during  the  month  will  be  allowed  one  ration  per 
day  when  necessary,  the  total  cost  of  the  same  not  to  exceed  30  cents 
per  man  per  day. 

Civilians  employed  on  launches,  harbor- -tugs,  and  lighters  whose 
pay  does  not  exceed  $60  per  month,  if  the  circumstances  of  their 
service  make  it  necessary  and  the  terms  of  their  engagement  provide 
for  it,  may  have  issued  to  them  one  garrison  or  field  ration  per  day> 
according  to  the  exigencies  of  the  case. 

The  ration  for  the  various  vessels  mentioned  above  will,  when  al- 
lowed, be  issued  in  kind  and  shall  not  under  any  circumstances  be  com- 
muted. The  subsistence  superintendent  will  determine  which  vessels 
of  these  classes  shall  be  provided  with  cooks  and  waiters. 


CHARGES    FOR    MEALS. 


163.  The  ship's  officers,  the  clerks  to  the  transport  quartermaster 
and  transport  commissary,  nurses  assigned  to  the  transport,  petty 
officers,  sailors,  firemen,  and  coal  passers,  employees  of  the  steward's 


28  ARMY   TRANSPORT    SERVICE    REGULATIONS. 

department,  and  enlisted  men  are  subsisted  in  their  respective  messes 
without  charge. 

164.  Persons   chargeable   for  subsistence   will   pay   the   transport 
commissary  before  the  sailing  of  the  transport  at  the  following  rates : 
Adults  and  children  12  years  of  age  or  over  subsisting  in  the  saloon 
mess,  $1  per  day ;  in  the  ship's  officers'  mess,  75  cents  per  day ;  in  the 
ship's  petty  officers'  mess,  50  cents  per  day;  in  the  troop  mess,  25 
cents  per  day.     Children  between  5  and  12  years  of  age  will  be 
charged  half  rate,  and  children  under  5  years  of  age  will  be  sub- 
sisted free. 

Officers  of  the  Army  traveling  on  transports  under  competent 
orders  which  entitle  them  to  reimbursement  for  their  subsistence, 
will  not  be  required  to  pay  for  the  same,  provided  they  furnish  the 
transport  commissary  copies  of  their  orders  in  duplicate.  They  will 
sign  a  receipt  roll  for  the  meals  furnished  them,  which  roll  will,  upon 
the  conclusion  of  the  voyage,  be  presented  by  the  transport  commis- 
sary to  the  subsistence  superintendent  or  officer  in  charge  of  sub- 
sistence matters  at  the  port,  who  will  collect  the  amount  of  the  roll 
from  the  Pay  Department  and  account  for  the  same.  Officers  unable 
to  furnish  copies  of  their  orders  will  pay  for  their  subsistence. 

Deductions  will  not  be  allowed  for  meals  not  taken  during  a  voy- 
age, except  that  officers  serving  as  transport  quartermaster,  transport 
commissary,  or  transport  surgeon  will  not  be  subject  to  mess  charges 
when  in  port  if  they  elect  to  take  their  meals  ashore. 

165.  When  in  port  guests  may  be  entertained  aboard  transport 
by  permission  of  the  transport  commissary;  but  the  person  inviting 
them  must  pay  the  fixed  charges  for  the  same.     Hospitality  at  the 
expense  of  the  Government  will  not  be  permitted. 

166.  When  commercial  vessels  are  chartered  for  the  transportation 
of  troops  or  supplies  the  arrangements  for  the  subsistence  of  the 
troops  and  any  civilian  employees  who  may  travel  on  such  vessels 
will  be  made  by  the  Subsistence  Department,  and  the  rate  charged 
to  officers  of  the  Army  on  board  such  vessel  shall  not  exceed  the  rates 
charged  in  like  cases  on  board  regular  Government  transports. 

SUBSISTENCE    DURING    REPAIRS. 

167.  Whenever  a  vessel  of  the  Army  Transport  Service  is  under- 
going repairs  in  port  and  it  becomes  necessary  to  close  the  steward's 
department  thereon,  no  board  money  will  be  furnished  the  members 
of  the  crew  by  the  Subsistence  Department.     In  all  such  cases  the 
Quartermaster's  Department  is  authorized  to  retain  in  service,  pend- 
ing repairs,  only  such  members  of  the  crew  as  the  public  interests 
and  responsibilities  of  that  department  may  require,  and  to  tempo- 
rarily increase  the  monthly  compensation  of  those  retained  in  such 


ARMY   TRANSPORT   SERVICE   REGULATIONS.  29 

service  to  cover  their  expenses  for  subsistence ;  which  increase  in  pay 
for  this  service  must  not  exceed  $1  per  clay  for  those  entitled  to  meals 
in  saloon  mess,  75  cents  to  those  entitled  to  meals  in  ship's  officers' 
mess,  and  50  cents  per  day  for  all  others. 

When  the  transport  is  again  put  in  commission  and  the  steward's 
department  resumes  operations,  the  increase  in  pay  provided  for  in 
this  paragraph  for  the  members  of  the  crew  retained  by  the  Quarter- 
master's Department,  pending  repairs,  will  be  discontinued  and  the 
Subsistence  Department  will  thereafter  provide  the  subsistence. 

168.  When   a  vessel   of  the  Army  Transport  Service  is  in  port 
undergoing  repairs,  and  cooking  facilities  are  not  available,  board 
money  for  such  members  of  the  steward's  department  as  the  public 
interests  or  terms  of  engagement  require  to  be  retained  will  be  paid 
by  the  Subsistence  Department  at  the  rate  of  $1  per  day  for  chief 
stewards,  75  cents  per  day  to  those  who  receive  a  salary  of  $60  or  more 
per  month,  and  50  cents  per  day  for  those  who  receive  less  than  that 
amount,  in  lieu  of  subsistence   (meals),  for  such  length  of  time  as 
the  subsistence  superintendent  of  the  Army  Transport  Service  may 
consider  necessary. 

169.  Noncommissioned  staff  officers  and  members  of  the  hospital 
corps  assigned  to  duty  on  a  transport  will  be  allowed  commutation 
of  rations  at  75  cents  per  day  while  the  vessel  is  undergoing  repairs, 
if  the  steward's  department  is  not  in  operation. 


SUBSISTENCE    SUPPLIES. 


170.  Seventy-five  days'  rations,  except  of  perishable  articles,  will 
be  carried  on  transports  plying  between  the  United  States  and  the 
Philippine  Islands,  of  the  type  necessary  for  the  different  messes. 
Of  the  perishable  articles,  such  as  fresh  beef,  fresh  vegetables,  and 
fresh  fruit,  enough  only  will  be  put  aboard  to  last  the  maximum  trip. 
If  complete  rations  are  being  shipped  on  the  transport,  but  thirty- 
five  days'  rations  for  the  troops  will  be  put  aboard,  and  in  case  of 
emergency  the  supplies  in  transit  will  be  utilized. 

171.  As  an  additional  reserve  for  emergency  use  or  issue  as  travel 
rations  when  necessary,  there  will  be  carried  on  each  trans-Pacific 
transport  the  following: 

5,000  pounds  hard  bread,  25-pound  cans. 
2,580  cans  corned  beef,  2-pound  cans. 
570  cans  baked  beans,  No.  3  can. 

To  insure  good  condition  of  these  stores  at  all  times,  there  will  be 
issued  on  each  voyage  to  each  person  subsisted  in  the  troop  mess  one 
ration  of  each  of  these  articles,  or  more  if  necessary  to  prevent  de- 
terioration and  loss.  One  can  of  hard  bread  will  be  carried  in  each  of 
the  ship's  boats.  This  will  be  frequently  examined  and  issued  before 
it  becomes  deteriorated,  and  will  be  replaced  by  fresh  hard  bread. 


30  AKMY   TRANSPORT    SERVICE   REGULATIONS. 

172.  The  transport  commissary  will  submit  all  requisitions  for  sub- 
sistence funds  and  stores  at  the  home  port  to  the  subsistence  super- 
intendent, and  at  all  other  ports  to  the  purchasing  commissary  on 
duty  there. 

173.  Upon  arrival  at  any  over-sea  port,  the  transport  commissary 
will  report  to  the  chief  commissary  or  other  commissary  on  duty  there 
and  will  transfer  to  him  or  to  an  officer  designated  by  him  any  excess 
of  subsistence  funds  on  hand  and  any  stores  in  good  condition  which 
may  be  aboard  in  excess  or  liable  to  deteriorate,  and  will  make  requi- 
sitions for  such  subsistence  stores  as  will  be  required  for  the  com- 
pletion of  the  voyage,  and  for  the  hire  of  such  authorized  employees 
of  the  steward's  department  as  may  be  necessary. 

174.  Transport  commissaries  will  not  hire  employees  nor  purchase 
subsistence  stores  in  ports  where  no  officer  of  the  Subsistence  Depart- 
ment is  on  duty,  except  in  case  of  absolute  emergencj^,  and  the  neces- 
sity for  such  purchase  will  be  immediately  reported  to  the  subsistence 
superintendent. 

175.  In  addition  to  the  supplies  needed  for  consumption,  authorized 
sales  stores  will  be  kept  on  hand  for  sale  to  those  authorized  to  pur- 
chase from  the  Subsistence  Department.    Under  the  transport  com- 
missary, the  subsistence  storekeeper  will  have  exclusive  charge  of  sub- 
sistence stores  and  of  sales.     When  practicable,  post  commissary- 
sergeants  will  be  detailed  as  subsistence  storekeepers  on  transports. 

The  subsistence  storekeeper  will  keep  books  showing  receipt,  issues, 
and  sales  of  subsistence  stores  in  his  charge. 

Price  lists  of  subsistence  stores  for  sale  will  be  conspicuously  posted 
on  all  transports.  Any  overcharges  should  be  reported  immediately 
to  the  transport  commissary. 

MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

176.  The  hospital  is  under  the  charge  of  the  transport  surgeon, 
wTho  is  responsible  for  the  proper  care  and  use  of  the  hospital  equip- 
ment and  property  and  for  the  discipline  and  instruction  of  the 
hospital  attendants.     The  hospital  will  not  be  used  for  other  purposes 
than  for  the  accommodation  of  the  sick,  except  in  cases  of  emergency, 
and  then  not  without  the  approval  of  the  medical  superintendent  if 
the  vessel  is  at  a  home  port,  or  of  the  transport  surgeon  if  at  sea. 

177.  The  personnel  of  the  medical  service  on  Army  transports  will 
be  detailed  from  the  medical  service  of  the  Army,  by  proper  authority, 
on  the  recommendation  of  the  medical  superintendent. 

Nurses  traveling  under  orders  on  transports  will  be  assigned  to  duty 
thereon,  and  under  the  direction  of  the  transport  surgeon  will  assist 
in  the  care  of  sick  officers  and  enlisted  men. 

178.  Transport  surgeons  will  carefully  observe  quarantine  regula- 
tions at  home  and  foreign  ports ;  and  at  infected  ports  will  take  care  to 


ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS.  31 

prevent  the  embarkation  of  infected  persons  and  property.  They  will 
personally  examine  all  persons  coming  on  board  at  infected  ports  who 
are  unprovided  with  health  certificates  by  proper  authority,  and  will 
recommend  in  writing  to  the  transport  quartermaster  such  action  as 
may  be  necessary  to  avoid  infection  of  the  ship. 

179.  Transport  surgeons  will  keep  a  record  of  the  inspections  re- 
quired by  paragraphs  230  and  250  of  these  regulations,  and  during 
each  voyage  will  note: 

1.  The  quantity  and  quality  of  the  water  supply  of  the  vessel. 

2.  The  quantity,  quality,  and  cooking  of  the  rations. 

3.  The  ventilation  of  all  berth  decks,  including  staterooms  and 

the  hospital,  and  quarters  of  the  crew. 
'4.  The  adequacy  and  cleanliness  of  the  bedding  and  clothing. 

5.  The  sanitary  condition  of  bathrooms,  lavatories,  closets,  and 

storerooms. 

6.  The  prevalence  (or  absence)  of  infectious  diseases  on  board. 

180.  During  the  voyage  the  transport  surgeon  will  make  to  the 
transport  quartermaster  such  recommendations  for  the  correction  of 
defective  sanitation  on  board  as  may  be  noted  during  inspections. 
On  completion  of  the  voyage  he  will  submit  a  sanitary  report  (Form 
41,  Med.  Dept.)  of  the  vessel,  with  copies  of  special  reports  made  dur- 
ing the  voyage  and  the  action  of  the  transport  quartermaster  thereon. 

181.  The  transport  surgeon  will  make  a  physical  examination  of 
men  applying  for  shipment  with  the  crews  of  Army  transports,  report- 
ing to  the  transport  quartermaster  on  their  physical  fitness  for  service. 

182.  Transport  surgeons  and  medical  officers  on  duty  with  troops 
on  transports  arriving  at  a  home  port  will  report  promptly  in  person 
to  the  medical  superintendent.     They  will  report  the  names  of  all 
hospital  corps  men  under  their  charge,  with  remarks  on  the  conduct 
and  efficiency  of  each  man  and  his  availability  for  further  transport 
service;  the  amount  and  condition  of  medical  supplies  on  hand;  the 
articles  expended,  lost,  or  destroyed  during  the  voyage,  and  submit 
an  estimate  of  what  will  probably  be  required  for  the  next  round  trip 
of  the  vessel. 

With  the  report  showing  the  amount  of  medical  property  on  hand  a 
requisition  will  be  submitted  to  the  medical  superintendent  of  the 
Transport  Service  for  any  additional  articles  that  may  be  judged  as 
necessary  to  last  during  the  round  trip  of  the  vessel  out  and  back  to 
this  port. 

A  report  will  also  be  submitted  showing  the  number  of  patients 
treated  during  the  voyage,  with  results  and  the  general  character  of 
the  disease  and  injuries  observed.  This  will  be  supplemented  by  such 
observations  as  the  medical  officers  may  have  to  make  on  the  practical 
working  of  our  transport  medical  service,  the  character  of  hospital 
accommodations,  the  facilities  for  storing  and  preserving  hospital 


32  ARMY   TRANSPORT    SERVICE    REGULATIONS. 

supplies,  the  quantity  and  quality  of  the  latter,  treatment  of  the  sick, 
sanitary  defects  observed,  and  improvements  needed. 

Medical  officers  in  charge  of  transports  are  enjoined  to  observe  clue 
care  and  economy  in  the  expenditure  of  medical  supplies  to  avoid 
unnecessary  waste. 

QUARANTINE. 

183.  Transport  surgeons  are  reminded  that  if  passengers  and  crew 
are  properly  vaccinated  and  an  ample  supply  of  vaccine  taken  on  each 
transport  there  is  no  danger  of  an  epidemic  of  smallpox  on  board.    If 
a  case  should  occur  the  patient  will  be  placed  in  the  isolation  ward 
and  objects  exposed  to  infection  will  be  disinfected.    What  has  been 
said  about  smallpox  applies  as  well  to  cholera  or  bubonic  plague. 
Neither  of  these  diseases  should  become  epidemic  on  a  Government 
transport  if  well-known  precautions  are  taken  as  soon  as  a  case 
develops. 

184.  All  bills  incident  to  detention  in  quarantine,  such  as  for  sub- 
sistence, medical   attendance,  fumigation,   cremation,   etc.,   whether 
for  the  transports  or  for  officers,  enlisted  men,  discharged  soldiers, 
crew,  or  passengers  traveling  on  or  taken  from  United  States  trans- 
ports, will  be  audited  and  settled  by  the  several  superintendents  to 
whose  departments  these  charges  naturally  pertain. 

Transport  quartermasters,  commissaries,  and  surgeons  will  at  once 
report  to  their  respective  superintendents  the  name,  occupation,  etc., 
of  all  parties  removed  from  a  United  States  transport  by  quarantine 
officers,  giving  the  date  of  removal. 

185.  All  correspondence  in  reference  to  securing  permission  for 
landing  of  troops  at  ports  en  route  shall  be  made  through  the  United 
States  consuls  at  ports  of  call. 

FLAGS. 

186.  The  Army  transport  flag  should  be  hoisted  only  at  the  main 
truck.     Whenever  the  President,  the  Secretary  of  War,  or  other  cabi- 
net officer  having  a  flag,  shall  be  aboard,  the  Army  transport  flag 
should  be  hauled  down  and  the  President's  or  Secretary's  flag  dis- 
played at  the  main.     The  following  sizes  of  flags  and  ensigns  will  be 
carried  in  each  transport :  Two  sizes  of  the  Army  transport  flag,  one 
full  size,  12-feet  fly  and  8-feet  hoist,  and  one  storm  size,  6-feet  fly  and 
4-feet  hoist;  two  sizes  of  the  jack,  and  three  sizes  of  the  ensign,  one 
size  the  dress  ensign,  18-feet  fly,  the  full  size  12-feet  fly,  and  the  storm 
size  6-feet  fly.     In  addition,  two  sets  of  international  code  flags,  boat 
ensigns  in  proportion  to  the  number  of  boats  carried,  and  set  of  flags 
of  all  nations,  the  number  and  nationality  to  be  regulated  by  the  duty 
in  which  the  transport  is  engaged,  will  also  be  carried.     The  jack  i& 
not  hoisted  at  sea  and  when  flown  must  be  from  a  jackstaff  or  from 
halyards  bent  to  the  forestay. 


ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS.  33 

Ships  should  be  dressed  when  lying  in  a  port  on  a  national  holiday 
and  when  invited  to  do  so  by  the  senior  officer  of  a  foreign  war  vessel 
to  participate  in  some  occasion  which  requires  the  latter  ship  to  be 
dressed.  It  is  an  act  of  courtesy  to  dress  ship  when  on  arrival  in  a 
foreign  port  it  is  found  that  other  ships  are  dressed.  When  a  ship  is 
dressed  in  honor  of  a  national  holiday  of  a  foreign  nation  the  flag  of 
that  nation  is  hoisted  at  the  fore.  The  method  of  dressing  ship  will 
follow  as  far  as  practicable  the  regulations  of  the  United  States  Navy, 
the  international  signal  flags  to  be  used  for  that  purpose,  spread  on 
each  bulwark  or  on  a  line  running  fore  and  aft  over  the  trucks.  The 
use  of  flags  of  other  nations  is  not  permissible. 

Whenever  a  transport  entering  harbor  or  in  harbor  has  on  board 
the  remains  of  commissioned  officers  or  representatives  of  the  United 
States  diplomatic  or  consular  service,  who  have  died  en  route,  the  flag 
will  be  displayed  at  half-mast  until  the  removal  of  the  remains  from 
the  ship. 

All  transports  while  in  sight  of  a  flag  at  half-mast  on  another  trans- 
port or  naval  vessel  or  Government  building  on  shore  shall  also  carry 
their  flag  at  half-mast. 

Whenever  remains  of  officers,  soldiers,  employees,  or  others  are 
being  transported  as  a  part  of  the  cargo  of  the  ship  the  flag  will  be 
half-masted  only  during  the  transfer  of  the  bodies  from  the  ship  and 
for  one  hour  thereafter. 

On  Memorial  Day  the  flag  will  be  displayed  at  half-mast  until  mid- 
day, when  it  will  be  mastheaded. 

187.  The  provisions  of  Army  Regulations  and  of  the  Manual  of 
Guard  Duty  in  respect  of  honors,  except  salutes  with  cannon,  will  be 
carried  out  whenever  a  transport  is  visited  by  an  officer  or  official 
whose  rank  or  position  entitles  him  to  the  honors  in  question,  the 
guard  being  paraded  near  the  gangway  by  which  the  officer  arrives 
or  departs.     Proper  precautions  will  be  taken  to  insure  the  com- 
mander of  the  guard  receiving  timely  notice  of  such  visits. 

The  commanding  officer  will  receive  the  visiting  officer  at  the  gang- 
way on  his  arrival  and  accompany  him  there  Avhen  leaving. 

MOVEMENTS  BY  SEA. 

GENERAL     PROVISIONS. 

188.  WTien  stores  are  to  be  shipped,  timely  notice  must  be  given  the 
general  superintendent  as  to  the  kind,  quantity,  weight,  marks,  and 
destination  thereof  by  the  officer  desiring  to  make  the  shipment.    He 
will  then  be  notified  by  the  general  superintendent  as  to  the  place 
and  time  for  delivering  the  stores.    The  authority  for  such  shipments 
will  be  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster-General. 

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34  ARMY   TRANSPORT    SERVICE    REGULATIONS. 

189.  The  disposition  of  freights  when  received  on  the  pier  for 
shipment  will  be  such  as  to  simplify  and  facilitate  their  loading  for 
one  or  more  ports  of  destination,  and  the  same  principle  will  be  fol- 
lowed in  loading  the  freights  into  the  transports  in  order  to  facilitate 
their  discharge. 

190.  Bills  of  lading  or  invoices  of  stores,  consigned  to  the  general 
superintendent  at  the  home  ports  for  transport,  will  be  entered  by 
him  in  his  books  and  charged  to  the  transport  quartermaster,  who 
will  make  receipts  for  the  shipments  of  stores  actually  placed  on 
board  the  vessel  and  which  shall  appear  on  the  ship's  manifest. 

191.  Upon  arrival  at  destination,  the  transport  quartermaster,  hav- 
ing entered  the  invoices  in  his  books,  will  deliver  the  invoices  with 
the  stores  to  the  army  transport  agent  or  other  official  authorized  to 
receipt  for  them.    This  general  method  of  procedure  will  govern  in 
all  cases  of  shipments  made  by  the  Army  Transport  Service. 

192.  At  the  port  of  destination  the  quartermaster  or  transport 
agent  where  there  is  no  quartermaster  on  duty  will  make  the  neces- 
sary arrangements  in  advance  of  arrival  of  the  transport  for  the 
docking  or  berthing  the  ship,  and  for  lightering  and  unloading  any 
stores  or  property  consigned  to  his  post,  and  for  delivering  on  board 
any  stores  to  be  loaded  on  the  ship,  and  render  such  assistance  to  the 
transport  quartermaster  as  will  facilitate  the  departure  of  the  ship 
from  this  port. 

193.  As  soon  as  practicable  after  the  promulgation  of  orders  requir- 
ing the  transportation  o.f  a  body  of  troops,  the  commanding  officer 
thereof  will  furnish  to  the  War  Department  a  statement  setting  forth 
the  number  of  officers  and  enlisted  men  belonging  to  the  command  to 
be  transported,  and  showing,  in  time  of  peace,  the  number  of  wives, 
children,  other  members  of  families,  and  servants;  also  an  accurate 
estimate  of  the  weight  of  property  and  baggage  to  be  shipped.    This 
information  will  be  telegraphed  by  the  Quartermaster-General  to 
the  general  superintendent  of  the  Transport  Service,  who  will  furnish 
a   copy   of  same  to  the  subsistence  superintendent.     Any  changes 
in  this  statement  should  be  communicated  by  telegraph  to  the  War 
Department. 

194.  Troops  ordered  for  service  beyond  the  sea  will  be  inspected 
prior  to  departure  from  station  by  a  medical  officer  who  will  submit 
recommendations  for  discharge,  transfer,  or  other  disposition  of  all 
enlisted  men  found  unfit  for  such  service  or  who,  having  infectious 
or  contagious  diseases,  should  not,  in  the  opinion  of  the  medical 
officer,  be  taken  on  transports. 

All  troops  ordered  for  service  beyond  the  sea  will  be  vaccinated,  if 
not  already  protected  against  smallpox,  and  will  be  provided  with 
certificates  showing  that  they  are  protected  against  that  disease. 

These  certificates  and  a  report  containing  the  names,  grades,  and 
organizations  of  all  enlisted  men  having  infectious  or  contagious 


ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS.  35 

diseases  who  can  be  transported  with  safet}r  to  the  command  will  be 
forwarded  to  the  transport  quartermaster  for  the  information  and 
guidance  of  the  transport  surgeon. 

195.  Ordinarily  the  troops  to  form  an  expedition  will  be  assembled 
in  temporary  camps  near  the  port  of  embarkation  several  days  before 
the  probable  date  of  sailing.     When  the  enemy  has  no  fleet,  and  sin- 
gle transports  may  therefore  carry  reinforcements  without  escort,  ar- 
rangements may  be  made  to  march  the  troops  from  the  cars  direct  to 
the  transport.     This  method  of  embarking  troops  will  be  employed 
for  changes  of  station  in  time  of  peace  whenever  practicable. 

PRELIMINARY    ARRANGEMENTS. 

196.  The  company  property  and  rations,  all  articles  not  indispen- 
sable in  camp,  and  all  baggage  which  can  not  be  taken  to  staterooms 
of  officers  or  the  quarters  of  the  men  will  be  loaded  on  the  vessel  as 
soon  as  may  be  convenient  with  due  regard  to  accessibility  and  the 
order  in  which  the  property  will  be  required  by  the  troops  on  landing. 

The  ammunition  will  be  loaded  first  and  put  into  the  magazine, 
which  will  be  locked,  the  key  to  be  kept  by  the  transport  quarter- 
master. 

The  property  and  baggage  of  each  company  will  be  stored  sepa- 
rately, as  far  as  possible,  and  not  mixed  with  other  stores. 

197.  All  articles  of  an  explosive  or  highly  combustible  nature  are 
to  be  excluded,  and  no  one  is  allowed  to  have  inflammable  oils  or 
explosives  in  his  possession. 

198.  The  baggage  of  troops  will  be  securely  packed  beforehand,  so 
as  to  take  up  the  least  amount  of  space. 

199.  Every  article  of  baggage  or  property  and  every  package  that 
is  put  on  board  must  be  plainly  marked  or  labeled.     If  large,  to  be 
labeled  on  each  end  and  on  top,  the  label  to  give  the  name  of  the 
owner  and  a  general  idea  as  to  the  contents. 

200.  The  commanding  officer  of  troops  will  communicate  with  the 
general  superintendent  and  with  the  transport  quartermaster  concern- 
ing arrangements  for  loading  and  embarkation. 

He  will  cause  a  reconnaissance  to  be  made  of  the  roads  and  streets 
leading  from  the  camp  to  the  wharf  or  pier  in  order  that  the  command 
may  effect  the  march  without  confusion  or  delay  and  without  incon- 
venience to  other  traffic. 

He  will  make  a  survey  of  the  ship  in  person  and  supervise  the  as- 
signment of  the  enlisted  men  of  his  command.  The  assignment  com- 
pleted, the  transport  quartermaster  will  furnish  the  commanding 
officer  with  a  number  of  typewritten  copies  of  the  assignments,  each 
copy  giving  the  organizations  assigned  to  each  compartment,  the  lat- 
ter designated  by  numbers,  as  u  Upper,  No.  1,"  etc. 


36  ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS. 

At  the  same  time  a  staff  officer  of  the  command  will  consult  with 
the  transport  quartermaster  and  draw  up  a  memorandum  of  the  num- 
ber of  sentinels  and  their  posts  on  board  required  during  the  em- 
barkation. 

EMBARKATION. 

201.  On  the  day  set  for  sailing  all  camp  equipage  and  baggage  still 
in  possession  of  the  troops  and  required  to  be  stowed  011  the  transport, 
including  light  trunks  of  officers  and  valises  of  the  men,  will  be  con- 
veyed to  the  wharf  accompanied  by  details  of  men  to  load  this  prop- 
erty and  to  guard  it  pending  the  arrival  of  the  command.    The  cook- 
ing utensils  will  be  cleaned  and  neatly  packed;  clothing  or  similar 
articles,  tightly  packed  in  lockers,  and  tent  age  securely  tied  in  bales, 
with  the  poles  in  crates  or  bundles. 

202.  The  command  will  be  marched  to  the  pier  at  convenient  inter- 
vals, in  such  formations  as  the  commanding  officer  of  troops  may 
direct.     The  first  transport  guard  under  command  of  its  officer  will 
march  with  the  first  battalion.     Upon  arrival  at  the  pier  the  guard 
will  be  marched  on  board  and  will  immediately  be  posted  and  in- 
structed under  the  direction  of  the  new  officer  of  the  day,  assisted  by 
the  transport  quartermaster. 

203.  With  a  view  to  preventing  unauthorized  persons  boarding 
U.  S.  Army  transports  in  the  uniform  of  enlisted  men  of  the  Army, 
the  commander  of  the  troops  to  embark  will  have  ranks  formed  on 
the  wharf  immediately  before  embarkation,  and  a  careful  roll  call 
and  inspection  made  to  see  that  only  men  who  are  to  embark  are 
present,  and  will  use  due  diligence  to  see  that  no  others  go  on  board 
with  the  troops.    After  the  transport  is  in  the  stream  and  before  an- 
chor is  weighed  to  commence  the  voyage,  if  there  is  reason  to  suspect 
that  stowaways  or  other  unauthorized  persons  are  aboard,  the  trans- 
port will  be  thoroughly  searched  by  the  ship's  officers  under  the 
direction  of  the  transport  quartermaster.     The  commanding  officer 
will  form  the  troops  in  ranks  or  otherwise  dispose  of  them  so  as  to 
facilitate  a  thorough  search  of  every  part  of  the  ship. 

204.  The  assignment  having  been  previously  explained  to  company 
commanders,  as  per  list  furnished  by  the  transport  quartermaster,  the 
command  will  then  be  marched  on  board  by  company  in  a  quiet  and 
orderly  manner,  and  each  company  will  be  conducted  to  its  quarters 
by  a  staff  officer  of  the  command.     The  rifles  will  be  placed  in  the 
designated  racks  and  the  packs  and  equipments  stowed  in  the  proper 
places.     In  order  to  prevent  confusion  and  to  keep  the  gangways 
clear,  it  is  necessary  that  all  men  not  on  duty  be  held  in  their  as- 
signed quarters  until  the  whole  command  is  loaded. 

205.  The  men  will  be  informed  of  the  location  of  the  water  supply, 
latrines,  wash  rooms,  etc.,  and  be  instructed  in  their  use,  sanitation, 
and  preservation. 


ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS.  37 

206.  Departure  from  camp  should  be  so  timed  that  the  whole  com- 
mand will  be  on  board  for  the  first  meal  which  is  served  at  the  next 
regular  meal  hour  after  embarkation. 

207.  The  assignment  of  officers  to  staterooms,  according  to  rank, 
is  made  by  the  transport  quartermaster,  who  will  take  cognizance  of 
reservations  made  by  higher  authority. 

208.  Officers  are  allowed  to  have  only  steamer  trunks  and  hand  bag- 
gage in  their  cabins.     No  baggage  of  any  description  shall  be  allowed 
on  the  upper  decks,  in  the  saloon,  or  in  the  smoking  room. 

209.  Commanding  officers  of  troops  will  see  that  only  authorized 
baggage  and  persons  of  their  command  are  taken  on  board. 

210.  After  the  command  has  embarked  neither  officers  nor  enlisted 
men  of  the  command  are  permitted  to  leave  the  ship  without  authority 
from  the  commanding  officer  of  troops. 

211.  Before  sailing,  the  commanding  officer  of  troops  will  send  a 
return  of  the  command  to  The  Adjutant-General  and  to  the  com- 
mander of  the  department  in  which  the  port  is  located.    He  will  also 
make  a  special  return  to  the  same  authorities  of  all  casuals  and  un- 
attached officers  and  enlisted  men  who  are  passengers  on  the  ship. 

DUTIES    ON    BOARD. 
GENERAL    REGULATIONS. 

212.  Each  transport  will  be  provided  with  a  bulletin  board  2|  by  3 
feet,  with  hinged  glass  cover,  properly  framed  to  lock.     It  will  be 
hung  in  a  conspicuous  place,  and  all  orders  and  announcements  which 
are  to  be  copied  will  be  posted  thereon. 

213.  Suitable  extracts   from   the   transport   regulations,   properly 
printed  and  framed  under  glass,  will  be  displayed  at  conspicuous 
places  on  board  by  the  transport  quartermaster. 

These  will  contain  the  rules  governing  smoking,  noises,  fire,  etc. 

214.  All  officers  and  noncommissioned  officers  are  required  to  give 
careful  attention  to  the  police  and  cleanliness  of  the  parts  of  the  ship 
occupied  by  their  men,  and  to  enforce  the  regulations  relating  to  the 
conduct  of  enlisted  men  on  board. 

215.  Defacing  paint   or  woodwork,  throwing  sweepings  or   food 
out  of  ports,  interfering  with  ports  or  electric  lights,  spitting  on 
floors,  leaving  packages  or  bundles  about  the  deck,  crowding  about 
the  ports  or  hanging  clothes  in  them  is  prohibited. 

216.  A  noncommissioned  officer  will  be  in  charge  of  and  at  all  times 
present  and  alert  in  the  quarters  of  each  company. 

217.  Loud  talking,  gambling,  profane  or  obscene  language,  and  all 
unnecessary  noise  and  confusion  are  strictly  prohibited. 

218.  No  one  shall  go  on  the  bridge  except  the  commanding  officer 
of  the  troops,  the  transport  quartermaster,  and  the  authorized  ship's 


38  ARMY   TRANSPORT    SERVICE    REGULATIONS. 

officers  and  employees,  and  these  only  when  their  duties  require  their 
presence  there. 

219.  All  persons  will  refrain  from  talking  with  the  watch  officer  on 
duty. 

220.  Smoking  will  be  allowed  on  the  upper  decks  only  and  in  the 
smoking  room — officers  will  not  smoke  in  the  saloon  nor  in  their  state- 
rooms. 

221.  No  intoxicating  liquors,  wine,  or  beer  will  be  allowed  to  be 
taken  on  board  the  transport,  except  in  charge  of  the  transport  sur- 
geon for  medicinal  purposes. 

222.  Wet  clothes  will  never  be  hung  about  the  berth  decks,  but 
will  be  taken  on  deck  and  hung  on  lines  provided  for  that  purpose. 

223.  Officers   and  enlisted   men  will  refrain   from  making  com- 
plaints direct  to  officers  of  the  ship  or  members  of  the  crew,  and  will 
not  enter  into  controversy  with  them  concerning  deficiencies  of  serv- 
ice, equipment,  or  supplies.     When  there  is  reasonable  ground  for 
dissatisfaction  proper  representation  will  be  made  by  officers  to  the 
police  officer,  the  mess  officer,  or  the  officer  of  the  day,  as  circum- 
stances may  require ;  in  important  cases  they  will  address  themselves 
to  the  commanding  officer  of  troops.    All  requests  upon  the  deck  or 
engine  departments  will  be  made  to  the  transport  quartermaster. 

224.  When  recruits  or  convalescents  are  on  board  they  will  be 
divided  into  temporary  companies  and  put  under  noncommissioned 
officers,  or  privates  detailed  as  noncommissioned  officers,  who  will 
enforce  these  regulations. 

COMMANDING   OFFICER. 

225.  In  all  cases  when  practicable  an  embarkation  order  will  be 
issued  by  proper  authority  designating  the  commanding  officer  of 
troops  for  the  voyage;  in  the  absence  of  such  order  the  senior  line 
officer  authorized  to  sail  on  the  transport  will  assume  command  of 
the  troops  embarked,  and  will  be  directly  responsible  for  the  disci- 
pline of  his  command. 

All  requests  regarding  the  management  of  the  ship,  or  complaint 
in  reference  thereto,  shall  be  submitted  by  the  commanding  officer 
of  troops  to  the  transport  quartermaster,  who  will  be  responsible  for 
the  proper  conduct  of  the  transport  and  the  care  and  disposition  of 
the  passengers  and  freight  on  board  until  delivery  at  destination. 

The  commanding  officer  of  troops  will  ascertain  the  names  of  the 
men  under  his  command  skilled  in  lowering,  clearing  from  the  ship, 
and  handling  the  boats.  He  will  have  all  such  men  report  to  the 
master  for  assignment  to  such  boats  as  he  may  consider  necessary. 

225  J.  Upon  the  arrival  of  an  Army  transport  in  a  foreign  port,  the 
commanding  officer  of  the  troops  on  board  will  immediately  report,  in 
person  or  through  a  proper  representative,  to  the  American  ambassa- 


ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS.  39 

dor  at  the  port  the  character  and  number  of  troops  on  board,  the 
probable  length  of  stay,  and  any  other  information  that  may,  in  par- 
ticular cases,  be  desirable. 

In  the  event  that  there  is  no  American  embassy  at  the  port  the 
report  will  be  made  to  the  American  consul  thereat. 

226.  It  is  most  important  that  the  commanding  officer  of  troops 
work  in  harmony  with  the  transport  quartermaster  and  commissary 
and  with  the  master  of  the  ship. 

These  officers  must  on  all  occasions  use  their  best  endeavors  in  co- 
operating with  each  other  in  the  execution  of  the  duties  respectively 
intrusted  to  them,  in  order  that  by  their  united  exertions  the  service 
on  which  the  ship  is  employed  may  be  performed  in  the  most  efficient 
and  satisfactory  manner  possible. 

227.  They  must  by  every  means  in  their  power  cause  a  good  under- 
standing to  be  cultivated  between  the  crew  of  the  transport  and  the 
troops  and  other  persons  embarked,  setting  an  example  by  civility 
and  by  showing  every  attention  to  the  health  and  convenience  of  all 
on  board. 

228.  The  quartermaster  of  the  ship  will  receive  the  support  of  the 
commanding  officer  of  troops  in  all  necessary  and  lawful  measures. 
Interference  with  the  duties  and  prerogatives  of  the  transport  quar- 
termaster and  of  the  master  and  with  their  control  of  the  ship  are  to 
be  scrupulously  avoided,  except  in  grave  military  emergencies  in- 
volving the  health,  discipline,  or  safety  of  the  command. 

229.  The  routine  on  board  and  the  uniform  to  be  worn  by  officers 
and  men  of  the  command  when  on  deck  will  be  prescribed  by  the 
commanding  officer  of  troops. 

230.  The  commanding  officer  of  troops,  accompanied  by  the  trans- 
port quartermaster,  the  transport  commissary,  the  officer  of  the  day, 
the  police  officer,  the  transport  surgeon,  and  the  senior  surgeon  on 
duty  with  the  troops,  will  inspect  the  berth  and  mess  decks,  latrines, 
bathrooms,  hospital,  cooking  galleys,  etc.,  each  morning  at  10  o'clock. 

All  officers  making  inspections  on  board  ship  will  carefully  observe 
any  damage  to  or  loss  or  destruction  of  any  of  the  ship's  fittings  or 
property  which  may  have  been  caused  by  individuals  and  make  im- 
mediate report  thereof  in  writing  to  the  commanding  officer,  who 
will  thereupon  take  action,  as  prescribed  in  Army  Regulations,  for 
fixing  the  responsibility  and  securing  restitution  to  the  Government 
for  such  damage,  loss,  or  destruction  as  has  been  due  to  carelessness, 
willfulness,  or  neglect.  Copies  of  each  report  and  action  thereon  will 
be  furnished  the  transport  quartermaster. 

Orders  will  be  issued  requiring  all  staterooms  to  be  vacated  daily 
for  cleaning  and  inspection  at  a  fixed  hour. 

231.  Prior  to  disembarkation  a  return  will  be  furnished  to  the 
transport  quartermaster  showing  the  number  of  persons  of  all  ranks 
carried  to  destination. 


40  ARMY   TRANSPORT    SERVICE    REGULATIONS. 

232.  During  the  closing  days  of  the  voyage  the  commanding  officer 
of  the  troops  will  prepare  a  report  relating  to  the  accommodation, 
food,  and  health  of  the  troops,  and  giving  any  information  which 
may  enable  the  War  Department  to  detect  and  correct  abuses  and 
punish  neglect.  This  report  will  be  handed  to  the  officer  of  the  In- 
spector General's  Department  detailed  to  inspect  the  transport,  or  to 
the  officer  in  charge  of  water  transportation,  as  the  case  may  be,  to  be 
forwarded  by  him  to  The  Adjutant-General  of  the  Army,  through 
military  channels,  with  his  report  of  the  inspection.  In  the  event  that 
it  is  impracticable  for  the  commanding  officer  to  deliver  the  report  in 
person,  he  will  seal  it  and  turn  it  over  to  the  transport  quartermaster, 
who  will  hand  it  to  the  inspecting  officer  upon  his  arrival. 


POLICE    OFFICER. 


233.  Immediately  after  completion  of  embarkation  a  suitable  officer 
will  be  detailed  as  police  officer.    He  will  have  general  charge  of  the 
police  of  all  parts  of  the  ship  occupied  and  used  by  the  troops,  espe- 
cially the  parts  used  in  common,  such  as  baths,  wash  rooms,  and 
latrines.    He  will  see  that  the  troop  decks  are  swept  clean  each  morn- 
ing, and  the  mess  decks  after  each  meal,  and  will  accompany  the 
commanding  officer  of  troops  in  his  inspections. 

234.  A  noncommissioned  officer  will  be  detailed  on  special  duty  as 
police  sergeant,  and  will  be  the  assistant  of  the  police  officer.    He  will 
have  immediate  charge  of  the  general  police,  and  particularly  of  all 
the  closets,  wash  and  bath  rooms,  and  of  the  cuspidors  therein  and  on 
the  upper  decks. 

235.  A  noncommissioned  officer  will  be  detailed  on  special  duty  in 
charge  of  each  separate  wash  room,  bathroom,  or  set  of  closets,  under 
the  orders  of  the  police  officer.     Such  number  of  privates  as  may  be 
necessary  w411  be  detailed  to  report  to  the  police  officer  for  special 
duty  in  connection  with  the  police  of  the  ship. 

236.  In  minor  matters  concerning  the  police  of  quarters,  the  police 
officer  will  deal  directly  with  the  commanders  of  organizations.    The 
latter  will  report  to  the  police  officer  any  minor  deficiencies  in  water 
supply,  ventilation,  toilet  facilities,  etc.    If  not  able  to  rectify  them 
himself,  the  police  officer  will  apply  to  the  transport  quartermaster. 


MESS    OFFICER. 


237.  Before  embarkation  a  suitable  officer  will  be  detailed  to  have 
charge  of  the  enlisted  men  at  mess.  A  noncommissioned  officer  will 
be  detailed  on  special  duty  under  his  immediate  orders.  Such  assist- 
ants to  cooks  and  bakers  and  such  number  of  waiters  as  may  be  called 
for  by  the  transport  commissary  will  be  detailed  by  the  commanding 
officer  of  troops. 


ARMY   TRANSPORT   SERVICE   REGULATIONS.  41 

238.  All  orders  affecting  the  mess  of  the  men  will  be  prepared  after 
consultation  with  the  mess  officer ;  copies  thereof  will  be  furnished  to 
the  transport  commissary. 

239.  The  mess  officer  will  draw  up  a  scheme  for  the  service  of 
messes  in  accordance  with  the  facilities  of  the  ship,  fixing  the  time 
of  arrival  and  departure  of  each  organization,  prescribing  the  doors 
of  entry  and  exit  of  the  mess  room,  and  arranging  all  details  necessary 
to  prevent  crowding  and  confusion.     After  approval  by  the  com- 
manding officer  this  plan  will  be  published  in  orders. 

240.  The  mess  officer  will  see  that  the  meals  are  served  as  prescribed, 
that  the  utensils  are  cleaned  and  put  away,  and  that  the  mess  deck  is 
properly  policed. 

241.  No  food  of  any  sort  will  be  taken  into  the  sleeping  quarters 
of  the  men. 

242.  The  mess  officer  will  be  responsible  for  all  articles  of  table 
furniture  used  by  the  troops.     He  will  give  a  memorandum  receipt 
therefor  on  taking  charge,  and  will  turn  the  articles  over  to  the  trans- 
port quartermaster  on  departure. 

ROUTINE    ON    BOARD.  * 

243.  The  following  list  of  calls,  amended  as  circumstances  may  re- 
quire, will  be  published. by  the  commanding  officer: 

Reveille ^ G.OOa.  m. 

Breakfast 6.30  a.  m 

Sick 7.15  a.  m. 

Guard  mounting 8.00  a.  m. 

Inspection 10.00  a.  m. 

Dinner 12.00m. 

Sick 4.00  p.  m. 

Inspection Thirty  minutes  before  sunset. 

Supper 5.00  p.  in. 

Retreat .       Sunset. 

Call  to  quarters 8.45  p.  m. 

Taps 9.00p.m. 

244.  At  reveille  roll  call  the  men  will  stand  at  "  attention  "  at  or 
near  their  bunks. 

Immediately  after  reveille  the  bedding,  except  that  which  is  to 
go  on  deck  for  airing,  will  be  neatly  folded  and  placed  at  the  head  of 
the  bed. 

245.  When  practicable,  the  berth  decks  of  the  men  are  to  be  cleared 
of  all  persons  except  those  detailed  to  clean  them,  daily,  from  8  a.  m. 
until  morning  inspection  is  completed. 

246.  Advantage  will  be  taken  of  each  fair  day  to  air  the  bedding 
of  the  men  on  lines  provided  for  that  purpose,  according  to  a  sched- 
ule prepared  by  the  police  officer  and  approved  by  the  commanding 
officer. 


42  AEMY   TRANSPORT    SERVICE   REGULATIONS. 

247.  Every  man  not  on  duty  should  be  vigorously  exercised  or 
drilled  at  least  twenty  minutes  daily.     The  commanding  officer  of 
troops  will  arrange  the  schedule  in  accordance  with  the  space  avail- 
able. 

248.  Bathing,  according  to  facilities,  will  be  enforced.     The  police 
officer  will  draw  up  an  assignment  of  hours  for  the  organizations  of 
the  command.     Company  commanders  will  prepare  lists  and  cause 
the  names  of  men  to  be  checked  off  as  they  bathe. 

249.  Swimming  will  be  allowed,  under  the  direction  of  the  guard, 
in  harbor  where  there  is  no  danger.     Thirty  men  only  are  allowed  to 
swim  at  one  time,  and  for  but  fifteen  minutes.     A  boat  will  always  be 
lowered  and  in  attendance  when  men  are  swimming,  and  they  will 
not  be  allowed  by  the  guard  to  swim  more  than  150  feet  from  the 
ship's  side. 

250.  Inspection  without  arms  will  be  held  by  company,  daily,  at  10 
a.  m.  and  thirty  minutes  before  sunset. 

Inspection  under  arms  will  be  held  when  ordered  by  the  command- 
ing officer. 

Inspection  in  underwear  should  be  held  once  a  week,  weather  per- 
mitting. The  surgeon  shall  attend  these  inspections  and  make  a  gen- 
eral examination  as  to  the  condition  of  the  men  to  ascertain  whether 
they  exhibit  any  signs  of  disease. 

251.  Saloon  and  cabin  lights  will  be  put  out  at  11  p.  m.,  unless 
special  permission  is  obtained  from  the  transport  quartermaster  to  the 
contrary,  which  fact  will  be  reported  to  the  officer  of  the  day. 

252.  In  fair  weather  when  a  band  is  aboard  the  commanding  officer 
of  troops  will  order  one  or  more  band  concerts  daily  for  the  entertain- 
ment of  the  troops.     The  music  must  not  interfere  with  the  handling 
of  the  ship  in  going  into  or  leaving  harbor.     The  repertory  of  the 
band  should  include  the  national  airs  of  the  principal  nations  in  order 
that  the  commanding  officer  may  be  able  to  respond  to  courtesies  from 
foreign  vessels  and  other  sources. 

GUARD. 

253.  The  detail  for  guard  will  consist  of  an  officer  of  the  day,  an 
officer  of  the  guard  (two  when  there  is  a  regiment  on  board),  and  of 
the  necessary  noncommissioned  officers,  trumpeters,  and  privates. 

254.  Guard  duty  on  board  ship  will  be  performed  in  accordance 
with  the  principles  laid  down  in  the  Manual  of  Guard  Duty,  with 
such  additions  to  and  modifications  of  the  special  orders  as  may  be 
necessary. 

A  separate  place  will  be  assigned  for  the  guard ;  other  enlisted  men 
will  not  be  allowed  to  trespass  thereon. 

255.  The  guard  will  be  used  to  preserve  order,  to  protect  property, 
to  deny  access  to  certain  portions  of  the  ship,  to  prevent  the  illegal 


ARMY    TRANSPORT   SERVICE   REGULATIONS.  43 

selling  of  or  other  unauthorized  disposition  of  food  or  subsistence 
stores  by  employees  of  the  steward's  department  in  the  various  gal- 
leys and  messes  and  the  bakery,  and  in  general  to  assist  in  enforcing 
these  regulations  and  the  prescribed  routine  of  duty. 

256.  The  guard  will  see  that  lights  are  put  out  at  the  proper  time 
and  that  no  unauthorized  lights  are  allowed. 


OFFICER  OF   THE   DAY. 


257.  The  officer  of  the  day  is  responsible  for  the  preservation  of 
good  order,  and  will  enforce  compliance  with  these  regulations  on  the 
part  of  the  troops. 

With  this  object  in  view  he  will  cause  sentinels  to  be  posted  at 
places  where  disorder,  confusion,  disregard  of  regulations,  or  neglect 
of  property  are  likely  to  occur;  for  example,  on  the  decks,  over  the 
water  supply,  in  the  wash  room,  in  the  mess  room,  over  the  baggage 
when  necessary,  and  at  ports,  gangways,  and  ladders  when  in  harbor. 

258.  The  officer  of  the  day  will  see  that  the  sentinels  are  properly 
posted  and  instructed ;  that  the  calls  are  sounded  at  the  proper  time ; 
that  the  troops  wear  the  prescribed  uniform ;  that  there  is  no  disorder 
at  the  serving  of  the  meals  or  the  airing  of  the  bedding;  that  the 
troops  keep  out  of  the  engine  room  and  other  forbidden  parts  of  the 
ship ;  that  the  lights  are  extinguished  at  the  prescribed  time  and  that 
no  unauthorized  lights  are  allowed. 

He  will  inspect  between  decks  after  taps  and  at  other  times  when 
necessary.  He  will  be  particularly  on  his  guard  against  the  introduc- 
tion of  intoxicating  liquor  by  men  returning  from  pass,  and  will 
require  careful  inspection  of  such  men  and  of  all  packages  coming  on 
board.  All  liquor  in  possession  of  the  men  will  be  seized,  and 
thorough  search  for  it  will  be  made  when  its  presence  is  suspected. 


OFFICER    OF    THE    GUARD. 


259.  The  senior  officer  of  the  guard  is  the  commander  of  the  guard 
and  the  assistant  of  the  officer  of  the  day  in  the  performance  of  the 
duties  required  of  him. 

He  has  the  immediate  responsibility  for  the  posting  and  instruction 
of  sentinels.  He  will  make  frequent  inspection,  both  by  day  and  by 
night,  and  will  exact  the  strictest  performance  of  the  duties  required 
of  them. 

260.  The  colors  will  be  hoisted  at  guard  mounting  and  lowered  at 
retreat,  under  the  direction  of  the  guard,  which  will  be  formed  at 
the  time,  the  band  in  both  cases  playing  "  The  Star-Spangled  Ban- 
ner," or,  if  there  be  no  band  on  board,  the  field  music  sounding  "  to 
the  color."     All  persons  on  deck  will  face  the  colors  and  stand  at 
"  attention,"  and  officers  and  enlisted  men,  if  not  in  ranks,  will  render 
the  prescribed  salute  at  the  last  note  of  the  music. 


44  ARMY  TRANSPORT   SERVICE  REGULATIONS. 

SENTINELS. 

261.  The  special  orders  for  sentinels  will  be  prescribed  by  the 
officer  of  the  day,  under  instructions  from  the  commanding  officer. 
A  written  copy  of  the  special  orders  for  all  the  posts  should  be  kept 
with  the  guard. 

262.  Sentinels  must  be  on  the  alert  and  observe  everything  going 
on  in  their  vicinity.    In  compliance  with  their  orders  they  will  pre- 
vent blocking  up  of  ladders  and  gangways,  spitting  on  the  deck  or 
over  the  side,  throwing  of  slops  or  dirt  or  stumps  of  cigars  or  cigar- 
ettes onto  the  deck  or  over  the  side,  interference  with  any  of  the 
machinery  or  the  lights,  troops  from  going  aloft  or  to  forbidden 
parts  of  the  ship,  sitting  on  the  ship's  rail  or  about  the  rigging; 
smoking,  except  on  the  upper  decks;  noise  or  irregularity  in  the 
latrines  or  wash  rooms;  waste  of  water;  the  throwing  of  any  im- 
proper substance  or  articles  into  the  closets  or  urinals,  and  all  loud 
talking,  profane  or  obscene  language,  gambling,  or  unnecessary  con- 
fusion. 

263.  Talking,  noise,  or  congregating  of  men  on  the  upper  deck 
must  not  interfere  with  movement  of  the  ship,  or  handling  of  the 
anchors,  winches,  or  other  machinery. 

264.  Sentinels  on  duty  at  entry  ports  or  gangways  will  prevent 
soldiers  from  leaving  the  ship  without  authority ;  other  persons  than 
soldiers  or  members  of  the  crew  from  coming  on  board ;  lounging  of 
persons  about  ports  or  ladders ;  throwing  of  articles  from  ports. 

265.  Sentinels  will  not  interfere  with  the  ship's  officers  or  crew  in 
the  discharge  of  their  duties.     They  will  arrest  soldiers  failing  to 
obey  their  orders  or  behaving  with  disrespect  toward  them  while 
on  duty.    They  will  seize  any  liquor  found  and  arrest  any  intoxicated 
persons. 

266.  Should  a  sentinel  discover  a  fire  on  or  near  his  post,  he  is  not 
to  cry  "  fire,"  but  to  report  it  immediately  and  quietly  to  the  ship's 
officer  on  the  bridge,  who  will  at  once  notify  the  master ;  the  sentinel 
will  then  notify  the  officer  of  the  guard,  for  which  purposes  he  may 
quit  his  post  temporarily. 

On  the  alarm  of  "  fire  "  or  a  "  man  overboard  "  sentinels  will  cry 
in  a  loud  and  clear  voice,  "  attention,"  and  will  cause  all  soldiers 
to  remain  at  "  attention  "  in  their  places  to  receive  any  order  that 
may  be  issued. 

267.  Prisoners. — Prisoners  may  be  used  for  police  purposes,  under 
charge  of  a  sentinel  and  under  direction  of  the  police  officer. 

The  prisoners  are  to  be  brought  up  for  air  and  for  exercise  at  such 
time  as  prescribed  by  the  officer  of  the  day. 

They  will  not  be  allowed  to  have  tobacco  or  matches  in  the  prison 
cells. 


ARMY   TRANSPORT    SERVICE   REGULATIONS.  45 

FIRE. 

268.  It  must  be  impressed  on  all  on  board  that  on  the  occurrence 
of  -fire  the  most  important  and  essential  thing  is  silence  and  order;  a 
quiet  waiting  for  orders  and  a  prompt  and  orderly  execution  of  them. 

269.  As  soon  as  possible  after  embarking  stations  will  be  designated 
where  each  company  is  to  form  on  the  alarm  of  fire. 

The  commanding  officer  will  make,  in  consultation  with  the  trans- 
port quartermaster,  any  details  for  assisting  with  the  pumps  or  hosa 
that  may  be  necessary. 

These  will  be  selected  men,  who  will  be  instructed  in  their  duties 
and  the  use  of  hose  and  appliances,  and  practiced  in  taking  their 
posts  once  each  day  and  once  each  evening,  under  direction  of  the 
police  officer.  They  will  not  be  detailed  for  guard. 

On  the  alarm  of  fire  they  will  take  their  posts  at  once,  without 
waiting  for  orders. 

270.  Any  person  discovering  fire  will  make  it  known  quietly  and 
immediately  to  the  officer  of  the  guard,  who  will  cause  the  trumpeter 
of  the  guard  to  sound  the  "  attention,"  followed  by  the  fire  call. 

271.  In  case  of  fire,  the  commanding  officer  of  troops  will  be  noti- 
fied at  once,  and  will  go  on  deck  to  preserve  order  and  to  render  as- 
sistance  to   the   transport   quartermaster   and   the   master   in    any 
measures  that  may  be  necessary. 

272.  The  staff  and  noncommissioned  staff  will  report  at  once  to  the 
commanding  officer  to  assist  him  at  such  place  as  shall  have  been  pre- 
viously designated  by  him. 

273.  In  the  absence  of  the  commanding  officer  of  troops  the  officer 
of  the  day  is  charged  with  giving  the  necessary  orders;  all  officers 
will  be  careful  not  to  give  conflicting  instructions. 

274.  Company  commanders  will  form  their  companies  and  remain 
with  them,  enforcing  order  and  silence  and  awaiting  instructions. 

The  guard  will  form  on  deck ;  extra  sentinels  will  be  posted  where 
needed,  to  preserve  order. 

The  medical  officer  and  hospital  men  will  repair  to  the  hospital  and 
prepare  to  remove  the  sick,  if  necessary. 

275.  The  transport  quartermaster  will  see  that  all  staterooms  are 
emptied,  and  that  all  passengers,  including  the  women  and  children, 
are  collected  in  the  main  saloon  and  will  remain  there  with  them,  un- 
less urgent  duties  require  his  presence  elsewhere,  in  which  case  the 
senior  officer  present  will  assume  charge. 

276.  In  case  of  collision,  man  overboard,  or  other  form  of  danger, 
the  regulations  prescribed  for  fire  will  be  observed  as  far  as  ap- 
plicable, all  preserving  silence,  and  all  commands  forming  quietly  at 
once  in  their  designated  places. 

277.  The  recall  will  be  sounded  only  by  order  of  the  commanding 
officer  of  troops,  in  the  case  of  fire  or  collision,  when  the  danger  is  past ; 
of  "  man  overboard,"  when  the  lifeboat  shall  have  been  hoisted  up. 


46  ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS. 


DISEMBARKATION. 


278.  On  nearing  port  preliminary  arrangements  will  be  made  with 
a  view  to  facilitating  prompt  discharge  of  the  baggage.     A  guard, 
commanded  by  an  officer,  will  be  formed  just  prior  to  arrival  of  the 
ship  at  the  wharf.    This  guard  will  be  the  first  to  disembark  and  will 
furnish  sentinels  to  guard  the  baggage  and  keep  the  wharf  clear. 

279.  Staff  officers,  with  the  instructions  of  higher  authority,  and 
orderlies  to  act  as  guides,  should  meet  the  command  at  the  wharf. 

280.  The  troops  will  leave  the  ship  by  company,  the  order  of 
departure  being  the  inverse  of  the  order  of  embarkation,  and  will 
form  on  the  wharf  under  their  officers.    Each  battalion  will  make  the 
details  required  of  it,  and  will  then  be  marched  to  its  camp.     The 
regimental  noncommissioned  staff  and  band  will  march  with  one  of 
the  battalions. 

281.  The  following  details  will  be  required : 

One  group  to  report  to  the  police  office  to  clean  up  the  parts  of 
the  ship  vacated  by  the  troops. 

One  group  to  report  to  the  quartermaster  of  the  troops  to  unload 
light  baggage  of  officers  and  men  and  the  camp  equipage. 

One  group  to  report  to  the  quartermaster  of  the  troops  to  unload 
ammunition  and  property. 

Each  group  of  details  will  be  assembled  on  the  wharf,  stack  arms, 
unsling  packs,  and  place  a  guard  over  them;  they  will  then  be 
marched  back  to  the  ship  and  assigned  to  work  by  their  officers. 

282.  The  regimental  and  battalion  quartermasters  and  the  regi- 
mental and  company  quartermaster-sergeants  in  conjunction  with  the 
ship's  officers  will  have  charge  of  the  unloading  and  sorting  of  the 
baggage,  ammunition,  and  property,  and  of  its  transfer  to  camp ;  each 
wagonload  should  have  two  men  as  guard. 

283.  No  men,  except  the  authorized  details,  will  be  allowed  to  re- 
turn to  the  ship. 

The  guard  on  board  will  be  kept  until  the  baggage  and  property 
are  discharged  and  the  police  of  the  mess  and  berth  decks  is  com- 
pleted, and  will  be  the  last  to  leave  the  ship. 

284.  When  the  transport  is  unable  to  come  alongside  the  wharf  the 
troops  will  be  landed  in  small  boats,  towed  by  launches,  or  by  means 
of  tugs  or  lighters. 

The  same  general  method  of  procedure  will  be  followed  as  at  a 
wharf,  the  details  previously  arranged  and  an  advance  guard  being 
first  landed,  followed  by  the  men  with  their  arms  and  equipments; 
though  in  this  case  men  who  are  detailed  for  fatigue  duty  on  board 
will  not  leave  the  ship  with  their  companies. 

Great  care  must  be  taken  to  avoid  overcrowding  the  small  boats, 
and  the  men  will  be  cautioned  to  remain  seated  and  quiet. 


ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS.  47 

When  there  is  no  wharf,  each  ship's  boat  will  be  manned  by  men 
of  the  crew  to  row  and  beach  the  boat  after  it  is  released  by  the 
launch. 

TRANSPORTATION    OF    ANIMALS    AT    SEA. 

285.  For  the  transportation  of  animals  at  sea  the  transport  service 
should  be  equipped  with  large  steamers  provided  with  bilge  keels. 
The  interior  fittings  should  be  of  the  most  substantial  character,  the 
construction  and  arrangement  of  the  stalls  being  in  accordance  with 
approved  plans  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  Quartermaster-General. 

286.  Before  loading  animals  the  quartermaster  in  charge  should 
satisfy  himself  that  ample  forage  and  water  is  provided  for  the  voy- 
age ;  that  the  provisions  for  electric  lighting  and  for  ventilation  are 
satisfactory ;  that  there  is  a  sufficient  number  of  attendants ;  that  ade- 
quate veterinary  supplies,  disinfectants,  and  appliances  for  feeding, 
watering,  grooming,  and  policing  are  on  board,  and  that  the  ship  is 
clean  and  sanitary. 

287.  All  animals  suffering  from  infectious  or  contagious  disease  and 
those  which  are  weak  or  very  old  should  be  separated  as  unfit  for 
embarkation. 

288.  For  short  voyages  and  immediate  service  upon  landing  the 
animals  may  be  shod ;  but  when  the  voyage  is  to  occupy  a  month  or 
more  the  shoes  should  be  removed,  as  the  growth  of  the  hoofs  would 
necessitate  reshoeing  anyway  immediately  after  landing. 

289.  It  is  not  desirable  that  animals  be  embarked  in  high  condi- 
tion ;  their  forage  should  be  reduced,  and  the  day  before  embarkation 
they  should  be  fed  bran  mash. 

They  should  not  be  watered  or  fed  for  several  hours  before  embar- 
kation. 

EMBARKATION. 

290.  With  the  transport  at  the  wharf  the  animals  are  led  on  board 
on  ramps,  or  they  are  hoisted  by  means  of  slings  or  flying  stalls. 
The  ramps,  decks,  etc.,  should  be  covered  with  sawdust  or  litter;  the 
ramps  should  have  closed  sides  5  feet  high. 

291.  The  animals  should  be  led  in  quietly,  without  interruption, 
starting  with  a  gentle  animal.     Those  that  refuse  the  ramp  should  be 
led  aside  and  later  may  be  blindfolded,  and,  if  necessary,  be  assisted 
by  a  rope  passed  in  rear  of  the  haunches. 

On  reaching  the  stable  deck  the  animals  will  at  once  be  led  to  the 
farthest  vacant  stalls,  where  a  feed  of  hay  should  be  ready  for  them. 

292.  When  animals  are  slung,  all  the  apparatus  will  be  carefully 
inspected  beforehand,  and  great  care  will  be  taken  to  prevent  injury 
in  hoisting  or  lowering. 

Two  guys  will  be  fastened  to  the  halter  ring,  one  to  be  held  on  the 
wharf  and  the  other  on  board. 


48  ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS. 

When  all  is  ready  and  the  word  "  hoist  away  "  is  given,  the  animals 
should  be  hoisted  steadily  and  rapidly  to  the  required  height  and 
then  carefully  swung  and  lowered.  Two  or  more  men  should  be 
stationed  at  the  hatchway  and  between  decks  to  guide  the  animals 
when  being  lowered  and  to  receive  them  and  prevent  their  plunging. 

293.  When  the  transport  can  not  come  alongside  a  wharf  the  ani- 
mals must  be  conveyed  to  it  in  lighters  or  flatboats  and  hoisted  or 
led  on  board.  To  reach  the  lighter  from  shore,  gangways  or  tem- 
porary platforms  may  be  used. 


CARE  OF   ANIMALS   ON   BOARD. 


294.  Personnel. — For  the  whole  cargo  of  animals  there  should  be  1 
senior  noncommissioned  officer,  3  cooks,  1  forage  master,  1  veteri- 
narian and  1  assistant,  and  for  each  100  animals  there  should  be  1 
noncommissioned  officer  and  15  privates.    After  making  details  for 
guard,  kitchen  police  and  mess  attendants,  and  the  usual  allowance 
for  sickness,  every  private  will  be  required  to  care  for  about  10  ani- 
mals.    When  the  personnel  consists  of  civilian  employees,  a  train 
master  and  wagon  masters  take  the  places  of  noncommissioned  offi- 
cers and  teamsters  take  the  place  of  privates  indicated  in  this  para- 
graph. 

295.  Assignment. — The  ship  will  be  divided  into  sections,  to  each  of 
which  a  noncommissioned  officer  with  a  squad  will  be  assigned.    The 
stalls  should  be  numbered  and  the  limits  of  the  sections  accurately 
defined  so  that  each  noncommissioned  officer  may  know  exactly  for 
what  animals  and  space  he  is  responsible. 

The  noncommissioned  officer  in  charge  of  a  squad  makes  his  own 
details,  calls  the  roll,  keeps  a  forage  record,  and  notes  on  the  bulletin 
board  the  names  of  men  on  guard  and  the  number  of  horses  sick. 

The  senior  noncommissioned  officer  exercises  a  general  supervision, 
keeps  the  forage  accounts,  makes  out  the  morning  report,  and  is  re- 
sponsible for  cleanliness  and  good  order. 

296.  Feeding. — For  the  first  day  or  two  at  sea  the  full  ration  of 
hay  should  be  fed,  but  no  grain.     After  that  half  a  ration  of  oats 
should  be  given  daily  and  bran  mashes  about  twice  a  week.    Extra 
hay  may  be  fed  and  a  larger  allowance  of  grain  given  to  animals 
needing  it.    Salt  may  be  fed  in  the  bran  mash  or  otherwise. 

297.  Watering. — A  supply  of  pure  drinking  water  of  not  less  than 
10  gallons  per  day  for  each  animal  must  be  provided.    Animals  will 
be  watered  three  times  a  day — before  being  fed  in  the  morning,  at 
noon,  and  before  afternoon  stables.    Watering  will  be  from  buckets 
or  zinc  tubs  filled  through  a  hose  provided  with  a  stopcock  at  the  end, 
thus  avoiding  Avaste. 

298.  Grooming  and  stable  police. — The  animals  should  be  thor- 
oughly groomed  at  afternoon  stables,  particular  attention  being  given 
to  hand  rubbing  the  legs  and  sponging  out  the  eyes,  nostrils  and  dock. 


ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS.  49 

299.  After  breakfast  each  day  the  ship  will  be  thoroughly  policed. 
Stable  orderlies  at  the  rate  of  one  for  each  50  animals  will  be  con- 
stantly on  duty  with  the  animals,  and  all  manure  will  be  at  once 
removed  and  not  allowed  to  accumulate.    With  the  aid  of  a  hose  the 
decks  will  then  be  scrubbed  and  washed  down.    Vinegar  will  be  ap- 
plied once  a  day  to  the  feed  troughs  with  a  brush,  and  disinfectants 
sprinkled  about  the  stalls  and  in  the  passageways. 

300.  Sick  animals. — A  few  large  stalls  near  hatchways  should  be 
reserved  for  sick  animals.    As  forage  is  fed,  x)ther  space  will  become 
available  for  ailing  animals.    The  veterinary  surgeon  and  his  assist- 
ant will  take  charge  of  the  treatment.    In  fairly  smooth  weather  it 
will  be  better  to  supply  sufficient  litter  for  the  animal  to  lie  down 
than  to  trice  him  up  in  a  sling. 

301.  Inspection. — When  the  morning's  work  is  completed  the  ship 
should  be  thoroughly  inspected.    The  stalls  and  passageways  must  be 
clean  and  the  scuppers  clear.     The  commanders  of  squads  must  be 
held  to  strict  responsibility  for  the  condition  of  the  animals  and  space 
assigned  to  them. 

The  veterinary  surgeon  will  inspect  at  least  once  a  day  and  keep  a 
sharp  lookout  for  signs  of  infectious  or  contagious  diseases.  He  will 
make  recommendations  concerning  necessary  sanitary  measures  to  the 
officer  in  charge. 

302.  Mess. — The  detachment  may  be  fed  by  the  ship's  cook,  or  it 
may  do  its  own  cooking  in  the  galley  provided  for  that  purpose.    In 
either  case  the  mess  should  be  carefully  looked  after  to  see  that  the 
galley  and  surroundings  are  kept  clean,  and  that  a  sufficient  quantity 
and  variety  of  food  is  properly  cooked  and  served. 

303.  Miscellaneous. — Each  stall  will  have  cleats  nailed  to  the  floor 
and  continued  into  the  passageway  in  front. 

Two  halter  chains  will  be  provided,  one  fastened  to  each  front 
stanchion  with  end  and  center  straps,  so  that  they  can  be  used  either 
long  or  short,  as  desired. 

The  animals  will  at  all  times  be  fastened  in  the  stalls  by  chain 
from  each  stanchion,  the  short  attachment  being  used  in  fair  weather, 
the  long  in  rough  weather  or  when  feeding  from  deck,  the  object 
being  in  rough  weather  to  allow  the  animals  to  step  forward  and 
get  room  to  swing  with  the  vessel  and  not  be  thrown. 

DISEMBARKATION. 

304.  With  the  transport  alongside  a  wharf  the  animals  may  be  led 
up  on  ramps  and  down  a  gangway,  or  hoisted  and  lowered  by  means 
of  slings  or  the  flying  stall,  the  latter  being  preferred. 

A  bed  of  sawdust,  soft  earth,  or  straw  should  be  prepared  to  pre- 
vent injury  to  the  knees  of  animals,  which  may  fall  upon  landing. 
36981—08 4 


50  ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS. 

Animals  will  be  received  by  men  on  shore,  and  when  a  sufficient  num- 
ber has  landed  they  will  be  led  to  the  stables,  picket  lines,  or  corrals 
provided. 

305.  When  it  is  necessary  to  lower  horses  into  lighters  the  greatest 
care  must  be  taken,  especially  if  there  is  a  swell,  to  prevent  injury. 
The  horse  should  be  received  by  several  careful  men  on    a   bed    of 
straw,  and  the  tackle  must  be  slacked  down  rapidly  or  let  go  alto- 
gether as  soon  as  he  strikes  the  boat  in  order  that  he  may  gain  his 
footing. 

In  smooth  water  it  is  best  to  construct  a  ramp  from  the  ship  to  the 
lighter.  This  will  facilitate  unloading  and  save  risk  of  injury. 

306.  Animals  may  be  landed  by  swimming,  being  lowered  into  the 
water  by  means  of  a  sling  or  the  flying  stall,  or  they  may  be  led  to  a 
port  and  forced  into  the  water.    The  latter  method,  when  practicable, 
is  safer  and  quicker. 

A  gang  plank  constructed  of  boards  16  feet  long,  the  crosspieces 
being  nailed  on  the  under  side,  is  poised  on  the  edge  of  the  port. 
The  animal  is  led  to  the  port,  a  light  rope  is  tossed  up  from  a  boat 
below  and  passed  through  the  halter  ring;  the  animal  is  then  forced 
into  the  water  by  lifting  up  the  interior  end  of  the  plank.  When 
he  begins  to  swim  he  is  pulled  up  close  to  the  boat,  care  being  taken 
not  to  hold  his  head  too  high  for  swimming.  At  the  beach  the  rope 
is  given  to  a  man  who  wades  out  from  shore  and  takes  charge  of  the 
animal. 

307.  Animals  landed  after  a  long  voyage  should  not  be  used  for 
several  days.    By  means  of  ample  rest,  gentle  exercise,  good  groom- 
ing and  feeding,  they  should  be  recuperated  before  requiring  work 
of  them,  being  in  the  meantime  reshod  if  necessary. 

RULES  FOR  NAVAL  CONVOY  OF  MILITARY  EXPEDITIONS. 

308.  All  matters  relating  to  the  purchase,  charter,  fitting  out,  equip- 
ping, and  maintenance  of  transports,  engaging  their  officers   and 
crews  and  providing  rules  for  their  government,  their  interior  dis- 
cipline and  administration,  shall  be  controlled  by  the  Army. 

309.  If  practicable,  all  transports  carrying  troops  or  animals  shall 
be  supplied  with  distilling  apparatus  adequate  for  the  supply  of 
water  required.    As  a  reserve  in  case  of  emergency,  a  distilling  ship, 
furnished  by  the  Navy,  shall,  if  practicable,  accompany  each  convoy. 

310.  All  matters  relating  to  the  loading  of  the  transports  with 
troops,  animals,  or  stores,  and  the  quota  or  cargo  to  be  assigned  each 
vessel,  will  be  under  the  charge  of  the  Army. 

(a)  The  discharging  of  troops,  animals,  and  stores  from  the  trans- 
ports into  the  boats  will  be  under  the  charge  of  the  Army,  and  their 
transfer  in  boats  to  the  shore  will  be  under  charge  of  the  Navy,  at 
such  time  and  in  such  order  as  the  Army  commander  directs. 


ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS.  51 

311.  An  expedition  over-sea  which  requires  naval  convoy  being 
decided  upon,  as  soon  as  the  transports  begin  to  assemble  at  the 
rendezvous,  a  naval  officer  of  suitable  rank  shall  be  appointed  as 
convoy  commander  and  be  supplied  with  information  concerning  the 
strength  of  the  expedition  and  its  proposed  objective. 

(a)  He  shall  be  given  by  the  Army  authorities  facilities  for  in- 
specting the  transports  as  they  assemble  for  the  purpose  of  ascer- 
taining if  they  are  properly  fitted  with  ground  tackle,  boats,  lines, 
and  all  equipment  necessary  for  the  proper  management  and  control 
of  the  convoy  while  in  transit  and  while  disembarking  men  and 
animals  under  the  conditions  which  will  probably  be  met.    Deficien- 
cies in  this  direction  shall  be  by  him  called  to  the  attention  of  the 
proper  Army  authorities. 

(b)  In  case  of  a  failure  to  remedy  such  deficiencies,  if  in  his  opin- 
ion such  neglect  would  threaten  the  safety  of  the  convoy  or  the  suc- 
cess of  the  expedition,  he  shall  certify  the  fact  to  the  Army  command- 
ing officer,  who,  if  in  his  judgment  it  is  impracticable  to  remedy  such 
deficiencies,  shall  so  inform  the  naval  convoy  commander  in  writing. 

312.  A  naval  lieutenant  and  a  junior  or  warrant  officer  and  four 
quartermasters  or  signalmen  for  each  transport  and  supply  vessel 
under  convoy  shall  be  supplied  by  the  Navy  Department  and  shall  be 
detailed  by  the  naval  convoy  commander  to  the  vessels  when  they 
are  ready  to  proceed  to  the  anchorage  determined  upon  as  the  final 
rendezvous  for  departure.    Means  of  making  flag,  hand  semaphore, 
and  wigwag  signals  by  day  and  night  shall  also  be  provided  by  the 
Navy  Department. 

313.  The  orders  as  to  the  destination  of  convoy  and  time  of  sailing 
shall  be  issued  by  the  Army  commanding  officer  under  the  authority 
of  the  War  Department   and  communicated  to  the   naval  convoy 
commander.     Should  circumstances  arise  after  sailing  which  render 
a  change  in  plan  or  destination  necessary  or  desirable,  which  change 
it  is  not  practicable  to  refer  to  higher  authority,  the  Army  com- 
mander shall,  after  consultation  with  the  naval  convoy  commander, 
decide  as  to  such  change. 

(a)  The  naval  convoy  commander  shall  have  control  of  all  move- 
ments of  the  convoy  and  shall  establish  all  orders  of  sailing  and 
formation.     He  shall  make  provision  for  emergencies,  such  as  an 
attack  by  an  enemy  or  dispersion  of  the  convoy  by  weather  or  other 
circumstances. 

(b)  He  will  make  his  subordinates,  placed  on  the  transports  and 
supply  vessels,  familiar  with  his  dispositions  and  plans. 

(c)  Should  the  transports  be  separated  from  the  convoying  vessels 
by  accident  or  design,  the  senior  naval  officer  present  and  on  duty 
will  take  charge  of  the  convoy  and  control  its  movements  in  accord- 
ance with  the  plans  of  the  convoy  commander. 


52  ARMY  TRANSPORT  SERVICE  REGULATIONS. 

314.  The  senior  naval  officer  attached  to  a  transport  or  supply  ves- 
sel shall,  under  the  authority  of  the  naval  convoy  commander,  and 
in  obedience  to  his  orders  and  signals,  control  entirely  the  movements 
of  the  vessel  in  which  he  is  embarked,  including  her  anchorage. 

(a)  He  shall  have  no  other  authority  on  board.  The  master  and 
officers  of  the  vessel  shall  perform  their  navigation  duties  affecting 
her  speed  and  movement  under  his  direction,  and  should  there  be  any 
opposition  to  or  interference  with  his  authority  in  any  way  he  shall 
call  upon  the  commanding  officer  of  troops  on  board,  who  shall  take 
such  steps  with  the  force  under  his  command  as  may  be  necessary 
to  enforce  the  authority  of  the  naval  officer  attached  to  the  vessel. 

315.  The  plans  of  landing  will  be  decided  upon  by  the  Army  officer 
commanding,  who  will  consult  with  the  naval  convoy  commander  as  to 
naval  assistance,  such  as  the  covering  and  protection  of  the  landing 
by  the  artillery  of  the  men-of-war,  and  use  of  naval  boats.     This 
assistance  the  naval  convoy  commander  will  render  to  the  fullest 
extent  practicable  and  with  the  sole  object  in  view  of  assisting  to  the 
utmost  the  plan  of  campaign  of  the  Army  commanding  officer.    After 
the  order  of  landing  is  made  known  to  him,  the  naval  convoy  com- 
mander will,  in  accordance  therewith,  control  the  placing  of  the  trans- 
ports and  supply  vessels  for  disembarking  their  troops,  animals,  muni- 
tions, and  stores,  and  will  control  their  withdrawal  when  discharged 
to  the  harbor  or  anchorage  selected. 

316.  It  is  deemed  desirable  that  the  Army  commanding  officer  shall, 
if  convenient,  be  embarked  in  the  flagship  of  the  naval  convoy  com- 
mander.   If  not  convenient,  the  Army  commanding  officer's  transport 
should  be  out  of  the  formation  and  near  the  flagship  of  the  naval 
convoy  commander,  in  order  that  communication  between  them  may 
be  readily  had  at  any  time,  and  in  this  case  the  senior  naval  officer  as- 
signed to  transports  should  be  embarked  in  the  same  transport  as  the 
Army  commanding  officer. 


INDEX. 


[References  are  to  paragraphs.] 


Absence.     ( See  Leaves  of  Absence.) 

Agent    at    Over-sea    Ports.      (See    Transport 

Agent.) 

Alterations,  101,  121,  136. 
Ammunition: 

Loading,  196. 
Animals: 
Care  of,  on  board — general  rules — 

Assignment,  295. 

Feeding,  296. 

Grooming,  298. 

Inspection,  301. 

Miscellaneous,  303. 

Personnel,  294. 

Sick  animals,  300. 

Stable  police,  299. 

Watering,  297. 
Condition  of,  287,  289. 
Crew  to  assist  in  care  of,  83. 
Disembarkation,  304-307. 
Embarkation,  290-293. 
Fitting  ships  for,  285,  286,  295,  303. 
Preparation  of,  for  embarkation,  289. 
Shoeing,  288. 
Supplies,  etc.,  for,  286. 
Appointments : 
Agent  at  over-sea  ports,  6. 
Assistant  to  general  superintendent,  5. 
Assistant  to  marine  superintendent,  6. 
Assistant  to  superintending  engineer,  6. 
Chief  stevedore,  6. 
General  superintendent,  5. 
Marine  superintendent,  6. 
Medical  superintendent,  5. 
Oath  of  service,  39,  46. 
Personnel — 

At  home  ports,  5-7. 

On  transports,  5-7. 
Port  steward,  6. 
Quartermaster's  purveyor,  6. 
Ship's  officers,  6. 
Subsistence  superintendent.  5. 
Superintending  engineer,  6. 
Army  Transport  Service  (see  Transports)  : 
Cooperation  between  officers,  2,  226-228. 
Employees  to  be  sworn,  39. 
Expenses  of,  1. 
Home  ports,  3. 
Organization,  1,  4. 

Regulations    of,    supplied    to    ship's    com- 
pany, 47. 
Supervision,  2,  8. 
Supplies,  8,  10. 


Assistant  to  General  Superintendent,  4. 

Assignment,  6,  9. 

Duties,  9. 

Qualifications,  9. 
Assistant  to  Marino  Superintendent,  4. 

Appointment,  6,  32. 

Duties,  32. 

Qualifications,  32. 
Assistant  to  Superintending  Engineer,  4. 

Appointment,  6. 

Duties,  34. 

Qualifications,  34. 
Baggage : 

Combustibles  and  explosives  excluded,  197. 

Disembarkation,  278,  281-283. 

Loading,  196,  201,  208,  209. 

Marking,  199. 

Officers',  208. 

Packing,  198. 
Band: 

Concerts  by,  252. 
Board  Money : 

Increase  in  pay  in  lieu  of,  167. 

Rate  of  payment,  167,  168. 

When  paid,  167,  168. 
Boat  Muster,  58.      (See  Boats.) 
Boats : 

Condition  of,  and  apparatus,  77,  95. 

Detail  of  troops  for  assignment  to,  225. 

Exercise  of  crew.  78. 

Landing  by,  284. 

Muster,  58. 
Books  and  Blanks: 

Supplied    by    general    superintendent,    38, 

131. 
Bridge: 

Officer  always  stationed  on,  103. 

Who  allowed  upon,  218. 
Bugle  Calls,  243. 
Bulletin  Board,  212. 

To  contain  what,  212,  213. 
Cabins.     ( See  Staterooms.) 
Cargo  (see  Stores)  : 

Duty  of  first  officer  as  to,  97. 

Storage  and  care  of,  37. 
Casualties : 

Report  of  collisions,  etc.,  88. 

General  regulations,  276. 
Chief  Engineer: 

Duties,  121-142. 
Chief  Stevedore,  4. 

Appointment,  6. 

Duties,  37. 

53 


54 


INDEX. 


Chief  Stevedore — Continued. 
Qualifications,  37. 

Under  supervision  of  marine  superintend- 
ent, 31. 
Chief  Steward : 
Books  kept  by,  144. 
Duties,  143-146. 
Inspection  by,  144. 
Requisitions,  144,  145. 
Responsibility  for  cleanliness,  144,  146. 
Saloon  watch,  144. 
Waste,  144. 
Children: 

Subsistence  on  transports,  164. 
Civilian  Employees.     (See  Employees.) 
Cleanliness : 

Responsibility  of  chief  engineer,  138. 
Responsibility  of  chief  steward,  144,  146. 
Responsibility  of  master,  81,  84. 
Ship,  83,  85. 
Staterooms,  230. 
Troops,  82. 

Collisions,  etc.     (See  Casualties.) 
Commanding  Officer  of  Troops : 
Assignment  of  troops,  200,  204. 
Band  concerts,  252. 
Control  of  ship,  225,  228. 
Deck  plans  of  ships,  24,  200. 
Embarkation  of  troops,  195,  200. 
Extra  details  of  troops,  225,  237. 
Fire,  duties  in  case  of,  269,  271,  277. 
General  duties,  225-232. 
Harmony  to  be  promoted,  2,  226,  227. 
Inspection  by,  230,  250. 
Prevention   of   embarkation   of   unauthor- 
ized persons,  203. 
Reports,  193,  230,  232. 
Returns  of  troops,  etc.,  193,211,231. 
Routine  on  board,  229. 
Sailing  orders,  15. 
Sentinels,  200. 
Stateroom,  14. 

Support  of  transport  quartermaster,  228. 
Uniform  prescribed  by,  229. 
Visits  of  officials,  187. 
Commercial  Vessels : 

Subsistence  on,  166. 
Company  Commander : 
Embarkation  of  command,  203. 
Fire,  duty  in  case  of,  274. 
To   report  men   who  have   infectious   dis- 
eases,  194. 
Complaints : 

Assignment  of  staterooms,  14. 
By  officers  and  men  generally,  223. 
Food,  161. 

Management  of  ship,  225. 
Convalescents : 

Disposition  of,  224. 
Convoys : 

General  regulations,  308-316. 
Cooperation : 

Promotion  of,  2,  226-228. 
Crew   (see  Ship's  Company)  : 
Boat  exercise,  78. 
Boat  muster,  58. 
Fire  muster,  58. 
Friends  of,  when  permitted  on  board,  OS. 


Crew — Continued. 

Increase  of  pay  in  lieu  of  board  wages,  167. 
Physical  examination,  181. 
Prevention  of  disease,  183. 
Ration,  157. 

Retention   of,    when    ship    undergoing   re- 
pairs, 167. 

Signing  ship's  articles,  22. 
Damages : 

Responsibility  for,  230. 
Deaths,  23. 
Deck  Department,  47. 
Deck  officer,  102-120. 
First  officer,  89-101. 
Fourth  officer,  102. 
Master,  63-88. 
Second  officer,  102. 
Third  officer,  102. 
Deck  Officer : 
Duties,  103-120. 

Precautions  to  be  taken  by,  105-120. 
Stationed  on  bridge,  103. 
Desertion,  42-45. 

Reward  for  apprehension  of  deserter,  45. 
Disease : 

Fumigation  of  ship,  85. 
Prevention  of,  178,  183,  194. 
Disembarkation : 
Animals,  304-307. 
Baggage,  278,  281,  282,  283. 
In  boats,  284. 
Property,  281,  282. 
Troops,  185,  280,  283,  284. 
Docking : 

At  home  ports,  31. 
At  over-sea  ports,  38,  192. 
Observation  of  dock  regulations,  59. 
Dock  Regulations: 

Observance  of,  59. 
Dressing  Ship,  186. 
Embarkation : 
Animals,  290-293. 
Leaving  ship  after,  210. 
Property,  etc.,  196-199,  201,  208,  209. 
Troops,  195,  200-211. 
Unauthorized  persons,  203. 
Emergency  Rations : 
Issue,  171. 

Quantity  carried,  171. 

Employees    (see  Appointments;  Ship's  Com- 
pany) : 

Employment,  7. 

List  of.  in  subsistence  department.  20. 
Oath  of  service,  39,  46. 
Engine  Department.     ( See  Chief  Engineer. ) 
Enlisted  Men,  Discharged : 

Subsistence  for,  152. 
Epidemics : 

Measures  to  prevent,  183,  194. 
Expenditures: 

Report  of,  19. 
Fire: 

Condition  of  apparatus,  79,  95. 
Duty  of  sentinels,  266. 
Fire  muster,  58. 
General  regulations,  to  govern  troops,  268- 

277. 
Steam  jets,  100,  136. 


INDEX. 


55 


Fire  Muster : 

Crew,  58. 

Troops,  269,  274. 
First  Officer : 

Alterations,  93. 

Cargo,  97. 

Condition  of  boats,  etc.,  95. 

Daily  examination  of  ship,  93. 

Duties,  89-101. 

Inspection,  93,  94. 

Inventory,  92. 

On  bridge,  90. 

Requisitions,  92. 

Ship's  log,  96. 

Steam  apparatus,  99. 

Steam  jets  for  extinguishing  fire,  100. 

Stores,  92. 

To  station  officers  and  seamen,  91. 
Flags : 

Dressing  ship,  186. 

Sizes,  etc.,  186. 

When  at  half-mast,  186. 

When  hoisted.  186. 
Fourth  Officer  (see  Deck  Officer)  : 

Duties,  102. 
Forage  Master,  294. 
Freights.     ( See  Stores. ) 
Fumigation,  85,  86. 
Gambling: 

Prohibited,  217. 
General  Officers : 

Staterooms,  14. 
General  Superintendent,  4. 

Assignment,  5,  8. 

Assistant,  9. 

Duties,  8. 

Employment  of  civilian  employees,  7. 

Leaves  of  absence,  62. 

Qualifications,  8. 
Guard: 

Baggage  guard,  278. 

Colors,  260. 

Composition  of,  253. 

Duties,  254-256,  260. 

Fire,  duty  as  to,  274. 

Officer  of  the,  259,  260. 

Posting,  202. 
Guests : 

Entertainment  in  port,  165. 
Harbor  Regulations: 

Observance  of,  59. 
Home  Ports,  3. 

Appointment  of  personnel  of,  6,  7. 

Facilities  at,  3. 

Personnel  of,  3,  4,  5. 
Honors,  187. 
Horses.     ( See  Animal  ft. ) 
Hospital   (see  Medical  Department)  : 

For  use  of  sick  only,  176. 

Medical  officers  to  treat  troops,  30. 

Report  as  to  condition,  etc.,  182. 

Report  of  patients,  182. 

Under    charge  of    transport    surgeon,    30, 

176. 

Hospital  Corps  (see  Hospital)  : 
Report  of   hospital   corps   men   on   trans- 
port, 182. 


Hospital  Mess,  147,  153. 
Inspections : 

By  chief  engineer,  136,  138. 

By  chief  steward,  144. 

By  commanding  officer,  230,  250. 

By  marine  superintendent,  31. 

By  medical  superintendent,  11. 

By  officer  of  the  day,  230,  258. 

By  officer  of  the  guard,  259. 
•By  police  officer,  230,  233. 

By  port  steward,  35. 

By  superintending  engineer,  35. 

By  transport  commissary,  27. 

By  transport  quartermaster,  230. 

By  transport  surgeon,  179,  230,  250. 

By  veterinary  surgeon,  301. 

General  supplies,  36. 

Subsistence  stores,  27,  35. 
Intoxicating  Liquors : 

Not  allowed  on  transport,  61,  221. 

Seizure,  258,  265. 

When  may  be  issued,  61. 
Laborers : 

Employment,  37. 
Leaves  of  Absence : 

Absence  without  leave,  43,  44,  62. 

When  granted,  62. 
Lights : 

Attention  to,  80,  111. 

Duty  of  guard  as  to,  256. 

Saloon  and  cabin,  251. 

When  burned,  55. 
Loading  and  Unloading: 

At  home  ports.  31,  188,  189. 

At  over-sea  ports,  38,  192. 

Duty  of  chief  stevedore,  37. 

Duty  of  first  officer,  97. 
Log.     (See  Ship's  Log.) 
Lookout : 

To  call  stations,  95. 

Vigilance  of,  105. 
Man  Overboard : 

Duty  of  sentinel,  266. 

When  recall  sounded,  277. 
Marine  Superintendent,  4. 

Appointment,  6,  31. 

Assistant,  32. 

Duties,  31. 

Qualifications,  31. 
Master : 

Absence,  68,  69. 

Assistance    to    transport    quartermaster, 
etc.,  83. 

Boats,  77,  78. 

Chief  engineer  responsible  to,  I—'. 

Chronometers,  66. 

Cleanliness  on  board  ship,  81-85. 

Collisions,  etc.,  87,  88. 

Compasses,  66. 

Condition  of  ship,  etc.,  65,  77. 

Customs,  67. 

Duties,  63-88. 

Fire  service,  79. 

Lights,  80. 

Navigation,  63,  67,  70,  72-76. 

Quarantine,  67. 

Regulations,  64. 


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INDEX. 


Master — Continued. 
Repairs,  101. 
Ventilation,  81,  84. 
Meals  (see  Messes)  : 
Army  officers,  164. 
Children,  164. 
Complaints,  161. 
Guests,  165. 
Not  served  in  staterooms  or  quarters,  160, 

241. 

Passengers,  148,  149,  152,  153. 
Payment  for,  163,  164,  165,  166. 
Subsistence  Department  to  provide,  154. 
Who  entitled  to  free  subsistence,  163. 
Medical    Department     (see    Medical    Superin- 
tendent) : 

Employment  of  civilian  employees,  7. 
Hospital,  176. 
Nurses,  177. 
Personnel,  177. 
Requisitions  for  supplies,  182. 
Supervision,  2. 
Medical  Officers : 
Duties  on  transports,  182. 
Report  men  who  have  infectious  diseases, 

194. 

Reports,  182. 

Treat  sick  of  command  on  board  ship,  .'10. 
Medical  Superintendent,  4. 
Assignment,  5,  11. 
Duties,  11. 

Employment  of  civilian  employees,  7. 
Personnel  of  medical  department,  177. 
Qualifications,  11. 
Memorial  Day : 

Flag  at  half-mast,  186. 
Messes  (see  Meals ;  Rations)  : 
Animal  detachment,  302. 
Complaints,  161. 
Enlisted  men — 
Discharged,  152. 
Sick,  153. 

General  regulations,  147-153. 
Hospital  mess,  147,  153. 
Meals  or  food  prohibited  in  quarters,  etc. 

160,  241. 

Mess  officer,  237-242. 
Nurses,  148,  163. 
Passengers,  148,  149,  152,  153. 
Patients',  153. 
Ration  of  crew,  157. 
Sailors'  and  firemen's,  147,  151. 
Saloon,  147,  148,  164. 
Ship's  officers',  147,  149,  164. 
Ship's  petty  officers',  147,  150,  164. 
Special  diet,  153. 
Special  mess,  149. 
Stores,  159. 
Troop,  147,  152,  158. 
Troops  on  detached  duty,  149,  152. 
"Waiters,  150. 
Mess  Officer: 
Detail  of,  237. 
Duties,  237-242. 

Movements  by  Sea,  Animals  (see  A  nimals)  : 
Care  of  animals  on  board,  83,  294-303. 
Disembarkation,  304-307. 


loveuients  by  Sea,  Animals — Continued. 
Embarkation,  290-293. 
Transportation,  285-289. 
Movements  by  Sea,  Troops  (see  Troops)  : 
Commanding  officer,  duties,  225-231*. 
Convoys,    308-316. 
Disembarkation,  278-284. 
Duties  on  board,  212-224. 
Embarkation,  201-211. 
Fire  regulations,  268-277. 
General  provisions,  188-195. 
Guard,  253-256. 
Mess  officer,  237-242. 
Officer  of  the  day,  257,  258. 
Officer  of  the  guard,  259,  260. 
Police  officer,  233-236. 
Preliminary  arrangements,  196-200. 
Prisoners,  267. 
Routine  on  board,  243-252. 
Sentinels,  261-267. 
Navigation : 

Duties  of  watch  or  deck  officers,  102-120. 
Responsibility  of  master,  03,  67. 
Nurses : 
Duties,  177. 
Mess,  148,  163. 
Oath  of  Service : 

Administered  by  any  commissioned  officer, 
39. 

Taken  by  all  employees,  39,  46. 
Obedience  to  Orders,  48. 
Officer  of  the  Day : 

Assistance  by  officer  of  the  guard,  259. 

Duties,  257,  258. 

Inspections  by,  230,  258. 

Posting  of  guard,  202. 

Sentinels,  257,  258,  261. 
Officer  of  the  Deck.     ( See  Deck  Officer,  > 
Officer  of  the  Guard  (see  Guard)  : 

Details,  253. 

Duties,  259,  260. 

Inspections,  259. 
Passenger  Lists : 

Prepared  by  transport  quartermaster,  16. 
Passengers : 

Lists,  13,  16. 

Meals,  148,  149,  152,  153. 

Members  of  families  of  transport  officers, 
etc.,  not  allowed,  17. 

Promenade  deck,  150. 

Staterooms,  13,  14. 

Protests  regarding  assignment  of,  14. 
Personnel.     (See  Appointments.) 
Police  Officer : 

Detail  of,  233. 

Duties,  233-236. 

Inspection  by,  230. 
Policsof  Ship: 

General  provisions,  233-236. 

Use  of  prisoners,  267. 
Port  Steward,  4. 

Appointment,  6. 

Duties,  35. 

Qualifications,  35. 
Prisoners : 

General  regulations.  267. 


INDEX. 


57 


Promenade  Deck: 

Use  of,  150. 
Punishments,  40-42,  45. 
Quarantine : 

Bills  incident  to  detention,  184. 

Duties  of  medical  superintendent,  11. 

Duties  of  transport  surgeons,  178. 

Master  to  observe  quarantine  laws,  67. 

Precautions  to  prevent  epidemics,  183. 

Report  of  persons  removed  from  ship,  185. 
Quartermaster-General : 

Appointment  of  personnel,  6,  7. 

Authorizes  shipments,  188. 

Instructions  to  general  superintendent,  8. 

Supervision  of  transport  service,  2. 
Quartermasters  (see    Transport    Quartermas- 
ter) : 

Duties  of,  at  over-sea  ports,  38,  192. 
Quartermaster's     Department      (see     Quarter- 
master-General; Transport  Quartermas- 
ter) : 

Employment  of  civilian  employees,  7. 
Quartermaster's  Purveyor,  4. 

Appointment,  6,  36. 

Duties,  36. 

Qualifications,  36. 

Under  supervision  of  marine  superintend- 
ent, 31. 
Ration  (see  M esses)  : 

Commutation  of,  for  N.  C.  S.  O.  and  mem- 
bers of  H.  C.,  169. 

Crew,  157. 

Emergency  stores,  171. 

Officers  and  crew  of  tugs,  etc.,  162. 

Philippine  crews,  157. 
Recruits : 

Disposition  of,  224. 
Repairs : 

Alterations,  101. 

Chief  engineer  to  supervise  certain,   121, 
136. 

Disposition  of  crew  when  ship  undergoing, 
167. 

Requisitions  for,  not  to  include  alterations 
or  new  work,  101. 

Steward's  department,  145. 

Under  direction  of  marine  superintendent, 
31. 

Under    direction    of    superintending    engi- 
neer, 33. 

What  constitutes,  101. 
Reports : 

Boat  muster,  58. 

By  chief  engineer,  121,  131,  142. 

By  chief  steward,  145. 

By  commanding  officer,  193,  230,  232. 

By  medical  officers,  182,  194. 

By  transport  commissary,  28,  29,  173,  174, 
184. 

By   transport   quartermaster,    16,   18,    19, 
23,  184. 

By  transport  surgeon,  179,  180,  182,  184. 

Collisions,  etc.,  88. 

Condition  of  steam  apparatus,  99. 

Condition  of  steam  jets,  100. 

Deaths,  23. 

Expenditures,  19. 

Fire  muster,  58. 


Returns,  193,  211,231. 
Routine  on  Board: 

Band  concerts,  252. 

Bathing,  248. 

Bedding,  244,  246. 

Berth  decks,  cleared,  245. 

Calls,  243,  244. 

Exercise,  247. 

Inspection,  daily,  250. 

Lights,  251. 

Prescribed  by  commanding  officer,  229. 

Swimming  in  harbor,  249. 
Saloon  Watch : 

Stationing  of,  144. 
Savings : 

Disposition  of  articles  saved,  27. 
Second  Officer  (see  Deck  Officer)  : 

Duties,  102. 
Sentinels : 

Duties,  261-266. 

Fire,  duty  as  to,  274. 

Number,  200. 

Posting,  200,  257,  258. 

Prisoners,  267. 
Ship's  Company  (see  Crew ;  Master)  : 

Absence  without  leave,  43,  44,  62. 

Board  money.  167,  168. 

Boat  muster,  58. 

Departments  into  which  divided,  47. 

Deportment,  49. 

Desertion,  42-45. 

General  rules  for  operation  of  ship,  55. 

Increase  in   pay  in  lieu  of  board  wages, 
167. 

Information    regarding    ship    not    to    be 
given,  53. 

Intoxicating  liquors,  61. 

Leaves  of  absence,  62. 

Lookout,  95. 

Neat  appearance,  50. 

Oath  of  service,  39,  46. 

Obedience,  48. 

Prevention  of  disease,  183. 

Profane    or    boisterous    language    forbid- 
den, 51. 

Punishments,  40,  41. 

Regulations,  47. 

Smoking  on  duty  forbidden,  52. 

Station  bill,  91. 

Traffic,  sale,  or  barter  on  board  ship  pro- 
hibited, 54. 

Uniform,  50. 

Watch  bill,  91. 
Ship's  Log : 

Collisions,  etc.,  recorded,  87. 

Method  of  keeping,  60,  96,  113,  114. 

Record  of  fire  muster,  58. 
Smoking: 

Rules  as  to,  213. 

Where  permitted,  220. 
Staterooms,  13,  14. 

Assignment,  13,  14,  207. 

Baggage,  208. 

Bed  linen,  25. 

Cleaning,  144,  146,  230. 

Commanding  officer  of  troops,  14. 

Furniture.  25. 

General  officers,  14. 


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INDEX. 


Staterooms — Continued. 
Inspection,  230. 

Permanent  officers  of  transport,  14. 
Protests  regarding  assignment,  14. 
Towels,  25. 

Vacation  of,  for  cleaning,  etc.,  230. 
Stevedores : 

Employment,  37. 
Steward's    Department     (see    Chief   Steward; 

Meals;  Messes)  : 
Board  money,  167,  168. 

Cleanliness,  144,  230. 

Defects,  145. 

Duties  of  guard  in  relation  to,  255. 
Stores: 

Authority  for  shipment,  188. 

Bills  of  lading,  190. 

Delivery  at  destination,  191,  192. 

Disposition  of  freights,  189. 

Invoices,  190,  191. 

Loading,  189,  192. 

Notice  of  intended  shipment,  188. 

Receipts  for,  38. 
Stowaways : 

Steps  to  prevent  carrying  of,  203. 
Subsistence  (see  Meals;  Messes;  Subsistence 
Stores)  : 

Children,  164. 

Free,  to  whom,  163. 

On  commercial  vessels,  166. 
Subsistence  Department    (see  Meals;  Messes; 
Subsistence  Superintendent)  : 

Employment  of  civilian  employees,  7. 

Supervision,  2. 

To  provide  suitable  meals,  154. 
Subsistence  Storekeeper : 

In  charge  of  sales,  175. 

To  be  commissary  sergeant  if  practicable, 

175. 
Subsistence  Stores : 

Condition,  27,  144,  169. 

Emergency  rations,  171. 

Estimates,  172. 

Inspection,  27,  35. 

Inventory,  27. 

Issue,  27. 

Overcharges,  175. 

Price  lists,  175. 

Removal  during  fumigation,  86. 

Sales,  175. 
Subsistence  Superintendent,  4. 

Assignment,  5,  10. 

Duties,  10. 

Employment  of  civilian  employees,  7. 

Messes,  147. 

Qualifications,  10. 
Superintending  Engineer,  4. 

Appointment,  6. 

Assistant,  34. 

Duties,  33. 

Qualifications,  33. 
Third  Officer  (see  Deck  Officer)  : 

Duties,  102. 
Train  Master,  294. 
Transport  Agent,  4. 

Appointment,  6. 

Duties,  38,  192. 


Transportation  (see  Movements  by  Sea)  : 

Wives  and  families  of  transport  and  ship's 

officers,  16. 
Transport  Commissary,  4. 

Assignment,  5,  26. 

Clerk's  subsistence,  149,  163. 

Complaints  made  to,  161. 

Duties,  26,  27,  28,  29,  172-175,  226. 
When   performed  by  transport   quarter- 
master, 26. 

Fumigation  of  ship,  86. 

Hire  of  employees,  174. 

Inspections,  27,  230. 

List  of  employees,  29. 

Meals,  164. 

Quarantine  regulations,  184. 

Reports,  28,  29. 

Requisitions,  172. 

Savings,  27. 

Steward's  department,  27. 

Subsistence  of  troops,  26. 

Subsistence  on  transport,  147-153. 

Transport  Quartermaster,  4. 

Assignment,  5,  12. 

Cabin  lights,  251. 

Clerk's  subsistence,  149,  163. 

Control  of  ship,  12,  225,  228. 

Deck  plans  of  ship,  24. 

Disbursing  officer,  12. 

Duties,  12-25,  26,  38,  225-228. 

Duty  as  transport  commissary,  26. 

Fire,  duties  in  case  of,  275. 

Inspection  by,  230. 

Leaves  of  absence,  62. 

Mess  utensils,  2.1. 

Not  to  exercise  authority  over  deck  and 
engine  departments,  12. 

Official  calls,  20. 

Orders  for  ship,  12. 

Passenger  lists,  16. 

Passengers,  13,  16,  19. 

Qualifications,  12. 

Quarantine  regulations,  184. 

Quarters,  14. 

Receipts  for  stores,   etc.,   loaded  and   un- 
loaded, 38. 

Report  of  arrival  and  departure,  18. 

Report  of  expenditures,  19. 

Responsibility  for  movement  of  ship,  etc., 
12,  225,  226,  228. 

Return  of  troops  furnished  to,  231. 

Saloon  lights,  251. 

Scrubbing  and  cleaning  materials,  2.1. 

Ship's  papers,  21,  22. 

Staterooms,  13,  14,  207. 

Subsistence  on  transport,  148,  164. 
Transports : 

Alterations,  101,  121,  136. 

Appointment  of  personnel,  5,  7. 

Cleanliness  of  ship,  81-85. 

Control  of,  12,  225,  228. 

Convoys,  308-316. 

Docking,  31,  38. 

Expenditures  on  voyage,  19. 

Inspection.      (See  Inspections.) 

Loading  and  unloading,  31,  37,  38. 


INDEX. 


59 


Transports — Continued. 

Marine  superintendent  has  charge  of,   at 
home  port,  31. 

Officers  of  transport  service,  4-6. 

Repairs,  31,  33,  121,  136,  145. 

Routine  (for  troops)  on  board,  243-252. 

Supervision,   8. 

Supplies,  8,  10,  25. 

Traffic,  sale,  or  barter  on  board  ship  pro- 
hibited,   54. 
Transport     Service.     (See     Army     Transport 

Service. ) 
Transport  Surgeon,  4. 

Assignment,   5,   30. 

Duties,   30,   176,   178. 

Fumigation,  etc.,  when  indicated,  85. 

Hospital,  30,  176,  182. 

Hospital  Corps,   report  on  men  of,  182. 

Inspections,  179,  230,  250. 

Medical   attendance   given   discharged   en- 
listed men,  30. 

Physical  examination  of  crew,  181. 

Precautions  to  prevent  epidemics,  183. 

Quarantine  regulations,  etc.,  178,  183,  184. 

Reports,  179,  180,  182,  184. 

Requisitions  for  medical  supplies,  182. 

Subsistence  on  transport,  148,  164. 

Troops  treated  by  medical  officer  of  com- 
mand, 30. 
Troops : 

Assignment  on  ship,  20o. 

Assignment  to  boats,  225. 

Cleanliness,  82. 

Complaints  by,  223. 

Discipline  on  board,  82. 

Diseased,  embarkation  of,  prohibited,  194. 

Embarkation,  195,  200-211. 

First  meal  on  board,  158,  206. 


Troops — Continued. 

Food  prohibited  in  sleeping  quarters,  241. 
General  duties  on  board,  212-224. 
Landing  at  ports  en  route,  185. 
Mess,  147,  152,  158,  237-242. 
Movements   by   sea.      (See  Movements   ~by 

Sea,   Troops.) 

Police  of  quarters  on  ship,  233,  236. 
Quarters  for,  when  traveling  on  detached 

duty,  149. 
Returns    of,  by  commanding    officer,  193, 

211,  231. 

Routine    on    board,    229,    243-252.      (See 
Routine  on  Board.) 

Subsistence    of,    when    traveling    on    de- 
tached duty,  149,  152. 

Swimming  in  harbor,  249. 
Tugs,  etc. : 

Rations  of  crew,  etc.,  162. 
Uniform : 

Employees',  when  worn,  50. 

Military,    prescribed    by    commanding    of- 
ficer, 229. 

Unloading.     (See  Loading  and  Unloading.) 
Vaccination,  183,  194. 
Ventilation: 

Responsibility  of  master,  81,  84. 

Steward's  department,  144. 
Veterinarian,  294. 

Inspection  by,  301. 
Wagon  Master,  294. 
Watchmen: 

Employment,  37. 
Watch  Officer  (see  Deck  Officer)  : 

Talking  to,  prohibited,  219. 
Whistle : 

When  blown,  55. 


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